Classroom observations did not reliably identify individual teachers’ strengths and weaknesses, finds an AIR study examining performance feedback for teachers and principals. The Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education published the report.
Sara Wraight Wolforth is a managing director in the Youth Family and Community Development program at AIR. Wolforth leads AIR’s Child and Youth Development Portfolio, which houses work related to the implementation and study of policies, programs, and initiatives that are designed to support whole child and youth development in ...
Contributing and working alongside Native Nations, AIR has a deep commitment to engaging communities, fostering shared vision and values, building capacity, and developing strategic alliances to achieve sustainable systems change in Indian Country.
Dr. David Osher, a vice president at AIR and an expert on children's mental health, behavioral and development issues, will join other leading experts on school violence at a news briefing on Capitol Hill on Thursday, April 8, 2010. The briefing is sponsored by the American Educational Research Association and ...
Lori Downing is a senior researcher at AIR and has 15 years of experience leading and managing research programs and projects. Downing is currently project director of the Welcome Baby Study, an implementation and outcomes study of the Welcome Baby program, a light-touch maternal home visiting program that provides home ...
Trauma-informed care represents an emerging shift in paradigm and practice. This article, originally published in the Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, provides a comprehensive review of trauma-informed care—its evolution, current models and practice, and evidence base.
COVID-19 has highlighted the historical lack of investment in the conditions that children need to thrive and demonstrates how a crisis can exacerbate children’s vulnerability to disease and violence. Exposure to early adversity already affects millions of children across the country and puts them at risk for poor outcomes. The ...
This presentation focused on the use of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) as an evidence-based treatment for children involved with the child welfare system and their families.
In this webinar, Matthew Clifford from AIR and Gail Connelly, executive director, National Association of Elementary School Principals discuss partnerships with states and districts for designing and using leadership performance assessments.
Choosing an effective school principal is one of the most significant decisions that a superintendent or school board can make, as new leadership can propel a district forward in meeting its goals. In this issue brief, AIR staff review the research and summarize the challenges facing school superintendents and hiring ...