The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) represents a fundamental transformation of the way California allocates state funds to school districts and the ways the state expects districts to make decisions about (and report on) the use of these funds. This brief identifies some early lessons about how best to use ...
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.
Nationwide, Hispanic students continue to be underrepresented among students who complete a four-year degree in science, technology, engineering, and math fields and among workers in those fields. This study, which used data on seven cohorts of Texas students, suggests the importance of Hispanic students taking rigorous high school math and ...
Women are underrepresented in science and engineering, with the underrepresentation increasing in career stage. This article, from the May 2016 issue of American Economic Review, analyzes gender differences at critical junctures in the STEM pathway—graduate training and the early career—using UMETRICS administrative data matched to the 2010 Census and W-2s. ...
To support elementary teachers in developing the content and pedagogical knowledge they need to earn the computer science micro-credentials, AIR developed, piloted, and implemented a series of self-paced courses in the Canvas platform.
A new report drawing on the work of experts in science, technology, engineering and math sets forth an aspirational future for STEM education, one that emphasizes problem-solving, interdisciplinary approaches, and the value of discovery and play. The 10-year vision, synthesized by AIR for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of ...
How do the condition, design, and use of facilities affect student achievement, teacher quality, teacher retention, and community support? In this blog post, Mark Schneider notes that this is a critical issue that too few understand, and suggests we need to know much more about the condition of our school ...
State implementation of new standards (revising, adapting, and adopting new standards) is a significant undertaking. Many states are just beginning to consider whether to modify existing science standards, adapt standards being used in other states, or develop new ones. This document is intended to guide state boards of education through ...
Dr. Jane Hannaway, a vice president at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and director the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), has been elected president of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP).
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). ...