A rigorous, multi-year study of the Early College High School Initiative, led by AIR, has received the highest possible rating issued for a What Works Clearinghouse quick review.
In a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study that spanned more than a decade, AIR found that attending a high school with an explicit focus on deeper learning resulted in positive short-term outcomes, but few longer-term outcomes. In this Q&A, AIR Principal Researcher Kristina Zeiser and Senior Researcher Catherine Bitter share insights about ...
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.
Enrollment in Advanced Courses (ACs) during high school is associated with college and career readiness and early college success, especially for students of color and low-income students of all races.
The share of 16-to-24-year-old civilian, noninstitutionalized Americans who were not enrolled in high school and had not earned a high school diploma or alternative credential in 2013 was 6.8 percent, down from 14.1 percent in 1973, according to a new report by AIR for the U.S. Department of Education’s National ...
On the traditional school path, Step 1 is graduating from high school, Step 2 is going to college, and Step 3 is earning a credential or degree; but overall, only about 59 percent of high school graduates who make it to Step 2 finish Step 3, earning a degree or ...
Experts from AIR will present at several sessions during the 2022 Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) conference. The conference will be held September 21-24, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. Built around the theme “From Reckoning to Racial Justice: Centering Underserved Communities in Research on Educational Effectiveness,” the conference will ...
Experts from AIR will explore a variety of topics at the annual Association for Education Finance & Policy (AEFP) conference, being held March 14–16 in Baltimore. This year’s conference theme is “Engaging The Education Ecosystem To Improve Research Relevance And Use,” and is designed for members to engage with one ...