The bachelor's degree has been seen as the doorway to the middle class for most Americans, but the recent rise of sub-baccalaureate credentials has been transforming higher education. In this video series, "Breakthroughs in Education and Social Mobility," expert Mark Schneider examines the value of such credentials. ...
The Plan, Do, Study, Act Process is central to the improvement of instructional routines. Watch one of the Better Math Teaching Network members in real time and in a real classroom setting introduce the Plan, Do, Study, Act, or PDSA, process.
In 2022, AIR, with support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, initiated a three-year study to explore how 21st CCLC programs are working with other school- and community-based programs to help create more integrated service delivery systems for students and families that experience poverty.
The start of the 2020–21 academic year illustrated the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of school-aged students and their families, and has heightened the need to catalyze the systems that support them. AIR partnered with Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) and the Partnership for ...
Looking Back to Go Forward: Lessons Learned About Teaching and Learning During the Pandemic
29 APR 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic led schools across the country to close their doors and transition to distance learning. Explore our interactive data story for the results of the surveys and interviews AIR conducted with district leaders ...
The Southeast Comprehensive Center publishes this biannual list of resources that focus on college- and career-readiness standards and assessment. It includes materials from the federal content centers, comprehensive centers, and regional educational laboratories, as well as other organizations with expertise in education policy, research, and technical assistance. ...
Teach for America’s theory of change centers on leadership and partnerships with broad and diverse coalitions to change systems that perpetuate educational inequity. This study was commissioned to gather alumni perspectives about their work and impact in a small, purposeful sample of rural communities in Eastern North Carolina. ...
Rural school districts, educators, and students have different experiences than their urban and suburban counterparts. The Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) are designed to help fill this gap. These labs, which are funded by the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education, serve as research alliances that examine ...
AIR is awarding rapid-cycle project grants to six organizations and institutions who will use the funds to conduct research on school integration and equity. The grants, which range from $10,000 to $74,500, are awarded by the AIR Equity Initiative, the institution’s five-year investment in research, technical assistance and partnerships to ...
Available On Demand. In this webinar, hear from key AIR researchers who used a mixed-methods design to explore the practices of highly regarded high school math teachers to examine the effects of varying degrees of student-centered instruction on engagement and problem-solving skills.
The study provides rich descriptions of how student-centered instruction ...