AIR's Center for Early Learning Systems offers practical tools, resources, and methodologies to assist with planning, implementing, and evaluating preschool and other school readiness programs.
With the 2012-2013 school year, California established a new grade level—Transitional Kindergarten (TK), the first year of a two-year kindergarten experience for students who turn five between September 2 and December 2. When TK began, there were many questions from parents and other stakeholders. This is the third in a ...
The schoolwide program and the targeted assistance program are two approaches related to the ideas established in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that focused on funding being provided to assist low-achieving students in high-poverty schools. This study compares services and resources provided by each approach and the ways these ...
More than 90 education experts from AIR will be sharing evidence and insights from their research and policy work at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, being held April 11-14 in Philadelphia. AIR experts will present on a wide variety of topics, including career and technical education (CTE); educational ...
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.
AIR Institute Fellow Robert “Bob” Kim served as deputy assistant secretary in the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education during the Obama administration. Terris Ross is a managing director for the AIR Equity Initiative who conducted and led numerous PreK-12 research and evaluation projects at the ...
Peter Cookson offers ten rights that, taken together, contribute to an education that prepares children for the social, ethical, and workplace challenges all will face.
The science of learning and development (SoLD) is a cross-disciplinary body of knowledge that describes how people learn and develop. AIR is part of the SoLD Alliance, which serves as a resource to connect and support leaders in research, practice, and policy to transform America’s education systems and achieve equity ...
The White House and U.S. Department of Education are celebrating today two federal education technology initiatives undertaken by AIR. The Office of Educational Technology released the 2016 National Education Technology Plan on the one-year anniversary of Future Ready, an effort to increase digital learning opportunities. The plan, written for educators, ...
Eboni Howard is a nationally recognized expert in child and family development, implementation science, and mixed-methods evaluation approaches. In this Q&A, she describes her work on such topics as early childhood systems change, Quality Rating and Improvement Systems, and professional development. ...