Dr. Mark Schneider, an AIR vice president and former Commissioner of the federal National Center for Education Statistics, testified on September 20 before a subcommittee of the House of Representatives and said the nation needs better ways to measure the quality of the education U.S. colleges and universities provide. ...
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has selected AIR to lead the creation of a new center dedicated to improving outcomes for young people involved in the juvenile justice system.
A study looking at the first year of transitional kindergarten in California finds that most districts implemented the new grade level, and that approaches varied widely. Overall, transitional kindergarten appears to provide a different experience than traditional kindergarten, one more appropriate for young learners. ...
National and state policymakers face numerous challenges as they develop strategies to measure the economic success of college graduates in order to better inform students and parents. The Education Policy Center at AIR has issued a brief offering insights on key approaches officials need to consider. ...
An analysis of the earnings of recent college graduates in five states finds that those who went to elite institutions do not necessarily earn higher salaries than their peers, that some certificate and associate degrees are far more lucrative than four year degrees, and that when it comes to science, ...