Foundations invest millions of dollars to carry out their missions and change the world. How do they know their investments are working? AIR uses the strongest research evidence and deep experience in systems change across multiple sectors to support foundations, large and small, in fulfilling their missions. ...
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.
Starting in January, the GED got a lot harder; while the overhaul makes sense, doing well now requires a new level of help that too few studying for it can get. In this blog post, Terry Salinger points to the need for adult charter schools and wraparound services to address ...
Urban and rural communities in New York with intense poverty and limited English language proficiency require systematic efforts to meet the educational and economic needs of individuals and families. The purpose of the New York State Literacy Zone Researcher-Practitioner Partnership is to build capacity, with the ultimate goal of improving ...
The National Household Education Surveys Program within the National Center for Education Statistics assesses the nature and content of young Americans' educational experiences. A number of surveys administered over time cover all aspects of the learning process, such as school readiness and parental involvement. AIR provides expert support for ...
The State Apprenticeship Expansion Case Studies, developed by AIR in partnership with Social Policy Research Associates, document the successful strategies that have led to apprenticeship expansion in Idaho and Maine. The case studies offer ideas for scalable strategies and promising practices to grow, diversify, and modernize apprenticeship systems in states. ...
EdSurvey is an R statistical package developed by AIR commissioned by the National Center for Educational Assessment (NCES). EdSurvey is tailored to the processing and analysis of NCES large-scale education data with appropriate procedures. Here is how to get started with EdSurvey:
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More than 400 senior U.S. Department of Education leaders gathered in early May to discuss the importance of postsecondary education. Leveraging evidence scans conducted by AIR's Center for Applied Research in Postsecondary Education (CARPE), we offer four ways to invest more strongly in scaling and institutionalizing evidence-based strategies to improve ...
AIR formed the NAEP Validity Studies Panel in 1995 under contract with the National Center for Education Statistics. The panel provides a technical review of NAEP plans and products and identifies technical concerns and promising techniques worthy of further study and research.
A new study by Coffey Consulting and AIR for the U.S. Department of Labor identifies promising practices first responder agencies and organizations can use to increase the diversity of their workforces. The research team visited five agencies and first responder training providers that were selected on the basis of how ...