Every year, hundreds of thousands of youth exit the juvenile justice and foster care systems, and many will struggle with transitioning to adulthood. AIR invites you to a briefing highlighting developmental approaches to effectively transition youth involved in systems, the experiences and needs of these youth, and mentoring as a ...
The Project Talent Aging Study was a national survey of 22,500 Project Talent participants. The goal of this survey was to learn about participants’ experiences, activities, abilities, and quality of life. The key question we wanted to answer was, “How does school quality protect against social and economic adversity?” ...
Several hundred leaders in the fields of technology, media, academia and education will participate in the 2009 Technology Innovators Conference, Educational Futures – Powered by Technology, on November 16 and 17, 2009 in Washington, D.C., hosted by AIR's National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI). ...
Building on prior legislation to improve the delivery of adult education services and address worker preparation, the National Literacy Act of 1991 mandated states develop indicators of program quality. AIR developed model indicators of program quality for adult education programs, required by the National Literacy Act of 1991. ...
Recently, attention has focused on who is prospering in the challenging economic times the U.S. has faced in this early part of the 21st century. Are seniors faring better than younger families? AIR expert Marilyn Moon discusses the issue.
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.
377,000 students. 1,300 schools. In 1960, AIR launched Project Talent, the largest and most comprehensive study of high school students ever conducted in the United States. Now, as the original study participants move into retirement, Project Talent has become an important resource for understanding the aging process. ...
Each year when Medicare’s Trustees report comes out, as it will soon, pundits and politicians fixate on the projection of when Medicare funding will be eclipsed by Medicare spending. But, Marilyn Moon asks, don’t we also need to know who pays for Medicare? What the taxpayer burden is and how ...
Cheng Shuang (Grace) Ji is a senior researcher in the Research and Evaluation program at AIR. Her primary responsibilities include managing the state mapping project and conducting research on social-emotional learning, college and career preparedness, testing behaviors, and improving measures of social economic status. Ji also provides statistical support and reviews of technical documents and web publications for NAEP, ...
The National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) advanced learning opportunities for individuals with disabilities by fostering technology innovation by helping researchers, product developers, manufacturers, and publishers create and commercialize products of value to students with special needs. ...