Eboni Howard shares what’s known—and isn’t—about early childhood programs and asks legislators to invest in research-based paths to greater equality of opportunity for the children who will become America’s labor force, citizenry, and leaders.
This research synthesis provides practical guidance for evaluating teacher effectiveness that extends beyond teachers' contribution to student achievement gains.
Staff from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss a wide range of education and international development issues during presentations at the 57th annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) April 22-27, 2012, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
More than 20 policy experts from AIR will present at the annual conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management from November 12-14 in Miami at the Hyatt Regency Miami Hotel. The conference’s theme, “The Golden Age of Evidence-Based Policy,” is grounded in federal efforts to capitalize on ...
Chronic absenteeism from school is a widespread challenge in education that is associated with far-reaching consequences for students of all ages, including lower test scores and higher incidences of dropping out. A new federally funded report from AIR suggests that texting parents may be an effective way to reduce chronic ...
Steven Hurlburt and Mark Schneider of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss key issues facing higher education's stakeholders during separate appearances at the May 17-19, 2012 National Seminar of the Education Writers Association, where leading U.S. education journalists meet to strengthen their writing and reporting skills, learn from ...
AIR is convening a network of communities from California, Florida, New York, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington that want to develop community-based research-practice partnerships in order to focus educational improvement efforts after the pandemic.