AIR is working with the Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity and Accountability to examine a rarely studied aspect of higher education finance: how colleges and universities spend money.
Little is known about the most effective and accessible ways to engage people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in remote, virtual research. The purpose of this work is to conduct research toward the development of rigorous research methods and approaches that can be used in virtual environments to enable ...
More than 70 members of the American Institutes for Research will be participating in this year's American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, discussing a wide range of topics, including the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), school bullying and high school reform. The AERA conference will be held on ...
In collaboration with our partners, government leaders, and field experts, AIR has worked to strengthen the evidence base, provide evidence-backed equity resources, and support equal access to programs that can help people and communities thrive.
In the next decade, almost half of the teaching workforce will be comprised of new teachers. In this video interview, AIR's Jenny DeMonte talks about teacher preparation and the ways we can enhance programs to improve teacher quality.
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Learning Point Associates were selected by four of the highest rated Investing in Innovation (i3) federal grant applicants to evaluate the efficacy of their programs in improving student achievement and increasing teacher effectiveness.
Robert Nathenson is a senior researcher at AIR. He has over 10 years of experience in the execution of rigorous econometric and behavioral science techniques to applied policy questions in the postsecondary education, pre-k-12 education, and health fields. Dr. Nathenson regularly conducts research using both experimental and quasi-experimental designs. His ...
The Appalachian Regional Commission's mission is to innovate, partner, and invest to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia. The ARC engaged AIR in 2019 to assist the agency with developing its 2022-2026 strategic plan.
A new AIR impact study calls attention to a new potential lever to reduce teacher burnout—instructional coaching that focuses on teachers’ successes in the classroom. The study
examined the impact of a program called MyTeachingPartner and found that the program increased participants' enthusiasm about teaching and lowered their negative sentiments about ...
Education finance experts from AIR will present on a variety of topics at the 48th annual Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) conference, March 23-25 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Denver, Co. AEFP is dedicated to the promotion of research and partnerships that can inform education policy and ...