Competency-based education (CBE) sets the bar high for all students—but offers personalized support and allows each student to move at his or her own pace. In this blog post, Wendy Surr, an author of AIR’s new study examining CBE policies and practices for ninth graders in 18 high schools in ...
Experts from AIR will present and discuss their latest research and best practices in preventing youth violence, reducing dating violence and creating behavior change though digital communications at the 143rd Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, to be held October 31 to November 4 at McCormick ...
AIR experts will present on a variety of mental health and trauma topics at the 21st Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, taking place September 29 to October 1 in San Diego, Calif. The theme of the conference is “Shaping the Future of School Mental Health: Advancing Quality and ...
A team of experts for the American Institutes for Research (AIR) played a key role in producing "The Condition of Education 2008" an annual report on the state of education in the United States that has been released by the federal government's National Center on Education Statistics (NCES).
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is launching a federally funded center that helps leaders to establish and maintain inclusive learning environments and improve outcomes for students who receive services and support under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). AIR and five partners have been awarded a five-year, $15 ...
California’s supply of teachers is at a 12-year low. The trend continues as enrollment in educator preparation programs has dropped by more than 70 percent in the last decade. At a recent gathering in Sacramento, leading researchers, policy experts, and local practitioners looked at the problem in detail and offered ...
A qualitative study of nonrespondent addresses to the 2019 administration of the National Household Education Survey was conducted to better understand the drivers of nonresponse to mail-based household surveys in general—and to the NHES in particular—and to provide actionable information on how to combat this growing problem. ...
Research shows that integrating arts into early childhood education has great potential for improving student learning in multiple disciplines. This brief builds on the results of a randomized-controlled trial of Wolf Trap’s Early Childhood STEM Learning Through the Arts program. Findings from the study show that participation in the program ...
This series of monographs addresses the issues of youth with cognitive or behavioral disabilities and their experiences in the juvenile justice system. Staff in the system can better serve these children by receiving support in understanding these issues.
Getting a job is about more than academic performance. In this blog post, Kimberly Kendziora discusses the growing body of research on the importance of social and emotional skills, such as self-management, social awareness, and relationship skills.