The COVID-19 and Equity in Education (CEE) Enrollment Explorer was developed to help policymakers and educators examine enrollment trends by a range of school, community, and student characteristics. The tool allows users to examine state, regional-, district-, community-, and school-level shifts in student enrollment before and after the onset of ...
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.
AIR today is announcing the launch of the AIR Equity Initiative, a five-year, $100+ million investment in behavioral and social science research and technical assistance to address one of the nation’s most pressing issues: systemic inequity. The AIR Equity Initiative will fund research projects that support the goal of establishing ...
By the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule in two cases that will determine whether colleges and universities can consider race in making admissions decisions. Alexandria Walton Radford, senior director of AIR’s Center for Applied Research in Postsecondary Education, is an expert in college admissions. ...
NAEP's own data shows different rates among college seniors who are proficient vs. those who are ready for college. Until achievement results for 12th grade students with a good dose of Common-Core-based education under their belts become available, says Fran Stancavage in this blog post, educators who set NAEP standards ...
The California Budget Act of 2012 included significant reforms to California’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program known as CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids). AIR is partnering with the RAND Corporation to evaluate whether or not the reforms are achieving their objectives and if there are any ...
The question of whether single-sex schooling is preferable to coeducation for some or all students continues to be hotly debated. This paper evaluates several hypothetical reasons why one has been proposed to be more beneficial than the other.
This spotlight takes a look at the history of Title I, how the program has changed over time, and how it affects children, schools, families and education policy. Experts weigh in on the program's past and future in interviews, briefs, and blogs.
Education experts from AIR will present at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association being held April 13-18 in New York City. AIR is a platinum sponsor of the Meeting, the theme of which is “The Dreams Possibilities, and Necessity of Public Education.” AIR experts will present ...
Hundreds of thousands of veterans return from conflict having experienced trauma; many struggle with PTSD and some are at risk for homelessness. We can serve veterans better by developing the best trauma-informed care practices, engaging families, and making the physical and mental well-being of service men and women a priority. ...