AIR CARES brings extensive expertise in providing training and technical assistance to expand access to and quality of evidence-based addiction treatment, and understands that there are a variety of challenges in ensuring that people get timely access to the quality, accessible, and appropriate services. ...
With so much attention focused on the importance of teachers, the significant role that principals play advancing instructional improvement, educational equity, and success for all students is frequently overlooked. Principal residency is one innovative approach to improving principal preparation that has shown promise for ensuring new principals are ready to ...
Micro-credentials are quick competency-based certifications that illustrate mastery of a skill. This research brief describes the existing research on micro-credentials, Leadership for Equity micro-credential content, the analytical approach that informed this research, and findings from interviews with principals. ...
The initiatives to enhance adult learning program accountability and assessment systems of the following states are described in this paper: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia.
School-day and afterschool programs must work together to support young people as they develop. Although research shows that both in-school and afterschool staff find social and emotional learning important, the ways in which these different settings support young people vary. This tool is designed for afterschool and in-school staff first ...
This REL Midwest webinar showcases how competency-based education (CBE) strategies can positively impact student learning outcomes and how to create structures within a school or classroom to effectively implement CBE strategies.
Issues besides academics, such as mental health and safety, often affect student attendance and learning. In this interview, AIR principal researcher Allison Gandhi discusses how schools can foster well-being by providing non-academic support services, enabling students to thrive and achieve better academic outcomes. ...
This free online course from AIR was designed as an introduction to social and emotional learning (SEL) for educators who endeavor to create a well-rounded educational experience. This introductory course is designed for all educators to ensure that the whole school community is engaged in the adoption and implementation of ...
Two experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) who work on its California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO), were recently honored with awards at the California Adult Education Administrators Association (CAEAA) annual conference for their work in the adult education field. ...
Experts from the AIR will present several sessions during the annual conference of the Coalition on Adult Basic Education, being held March 31 – April 3, 2019, at the New Orleans Marriott in New Orleans, La. AIR experts will present at 13 sessions on a wide variety of topics, including ...