The amount of financial aid given to community college students in Louisiana through Pell Grants and other assistance had no significant impact on their academic success, according to new study by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Noel-Levitz that was conducted for the Louisiana Board of Regents. ...
If states are to foster an environment in which all students have opportunities to thrive in computer science (CS), policy action will help create the conditions for success. Interviews with 20 individuals involved in the CS education policy process help to illuminate several factors that have facilitated California’s recent policy ...
Little research has been done to understand the interplay between HIV/AIDS and disability at the household or community level, either nationally or globally. This pilot study is only the first of many necessary steps to understand the complex and little researched relationship between HIV/AIDS and disability. ...
An innovative school program supported by AIR is being invested in by the Zambian government after showing promising effects for students in rural sections of the country. The eSchool 360 program is being implemented by the non-profit Impact Network and operates in more than 40 schools, serving over 6,000 students ...
Through our Meet the Expert feature, get to know some of AIR’s key staff, learning what drives and keeps them going, the work they find most meaningful, and even a little bit about how they spend their personal time.
The purpose of the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) is to make it easier to find, understand, and use the results of research that can make a positive impact on the lives of people with disabilities.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was passed by Congress and signed into law in December 2015. With a new Administration and a new Secretary of Education, it is expected that new information will released in upcoming weeks and months regarding the implementation of ESSA. Refer to these official government ...
Dr. Gary Phillips, a vice president and chief scientist at AIR, was selected by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in a Race to the Top "input meeting" designed to assist states in developing the next generation of student assessment tests.
In his 25+ years running medium- and large-scale surveys in Africa, Mehari Belachew has learned to expect the unexpected. In this Meet the Expert profile, learn about the obstacles that can derail survey design and data collection in this region of the world—and how preparation and flexibility can overcome them. ...
Education experts from AIR will present at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association being held April 13-18 in New York City. AIR is a platinum sponsor of the Meeting, the theme of which is “The Dreams Possibilities, and Necessity of Public Education.” AIR experts will present ...