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.
At this event, AIR research experts and superintendents discussed findings from AIR's research briefs and the implications for practice and policy in a post-COVID era.
AIR is available to assist states in their efforts to improve education for all their students under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and is committed to applying our expertise in educational programs to helping all students succeed.
Stockton’s strategies are typical of California districts that were most successful in pushing up their graduation rates over that period, according to a new study by researchers at AIR and the California Dropout Research Project. The study’s authors identified the ten districts in California with the largest increases in high ...
2021 has been a year of celebration, growth and commitment for AIR. We invite you to learn more about our mission-focused work by scrolling through this “year-in-review” report and by exploring our website. We look forward to the opportunities that lay ahead to make a difference in 2022, and beyond.
AIR experts will participate in the 2016 annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, being held March 6-10 in Vancouver, Canada, where they will address a multitude of topics, including education and the Ebola crisis in Liberia, reading issues in South India, the use of free online data ...
Deworm the World, an organization devoted to improving school attendance and student learning in developing countries by reducing the number of children infected with parasitic worms, has moved its headquarters to the corporate offices of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in Washington, D.C. AIR committed to support the organization ...
First Lady Laura Bush in June joined Zambian first lady Maureen Mwanawasa for a visit to a school in Lusaka, Zambia that is supported by one of AIR’s major international efforts – the Community Health and Nutrition, Gender and Education Support – 2 (CHANGES2) program.
Many district and school leaders find it challenging to chart a course to meet continuous improvement goals. AIR’s IL-EMPOWER Launch Package was developed to help Illinois district and school leaders assess their continuous improvement needs and put plans into action to improve educator effectiveness and outcomes for students. ...
The U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua, Robert Callahan, took part in a school inauguration ceremony on March 11, 2010 in Kisalaya, Nicaragua. The structure is one of two schools that AIR helped construct in the remote northern region of Nicaragua following Hurricane Felix in September 2007.