A new analysis by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) shows 61 percent of those with a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) doctorate have careers outside of academia. Although most STEM Ph.D. programs require rigorous research training, 43 percent of graduates in non-academic careers say research and development is ...
This report presents data from the School District Finance Survey for School Year 2004-05 (fiscal year 2005, or FY05). The School District Finance Survey is a district-level survey that consists of data submitted annually to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) by state education agencies (SEAs) in the 50 states and the ...
Black and Hispanic students have cut their high school dropout rates and increased their rates of college attendance, according to a new study conducted by AIR for the National Center for Education Statistics. Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups 2016 is the latest in a ...
Now more than ever, districts and schools need to use data to support students in completing high school and positioning themselves for success after graduation. To help address this urgent need, AIR has joined eight partner organizations to launch the GRAD Partnership for Student Success. AIR’s participation with this effort ...
New research briefs on STEM Ph.D.'s shed light on two topics: the most gender imbalanced academic fields in which Ph.D.'s are awarded, and how debt is tied to graduate school funding patterns. The first study found that, in the STEM field, animal sciences and mathematics had far more men earning ...
AIR is launching a new partnership with three large universities aimed at building a pipeline of diverse candidates who can contribute to the field of behavioral and social science research and application. The AIR Pipeline Partnership Program will provide opportunities for graduate-level students at Howard University in Washington, D.C., the ...
Money Magazine partnered with Dr. Mark Schneider, President of College Measures and a vice president of the American Institutes for Research (AIR), to develop the magazine’s “Best Colleges Rankings,” an online tool to help students and their families assess which colleges provide the most value during college and after graduation. ...
Parents, teachers, schools, districts, states, and especially students all want schools that prepare graduates to thrive in the 21st century. In this blog post, Anne Mishkind asks what it means to be "college and career ready."
REL Midwest conducted a systematic review of research on interventions that may improve academic outcomes for Black students. The review entailed a search for studies that provide strong, moderate, or promising evidence according to ESSA, and explicitly mention associations between an intervention and Black students' achievement in math or reading, ...
AIR and Rutgers University leveraged empirical cost modeling to understand the costs of achieving desired outcomes (e.g., on-time graduation, transfer to a four-year institution) for community college students.