Competency-based education is an educational approach that focuses on mastery of an expanded set of competencies—rather than seat time—as a measure of student learning. This brief explores how states and districts can define learner competencies that reflect the full range of knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for students to achieve ...
Developing strong literacy skills early on sets the foundation for all future learning. Students entering primary school in developing countries often struggle when learning to read for various reasons: formal education systems lack resources, teachers are not well prepared, classes are overflowing, children enter school with very little exposure to ...
Access to in-prison education and work experience are associated with a reduction in the likelihood of recidivism and provide inmates with a critical element on the path to reshape their personal identities. Could offering prisoners more education and work experience inside prison be a key solution to mass incarceration in ...
With 30% of more than 17 million primary school-age children not in school, and 35% of those who attend school unable to master single digit subtraction by Grade 3, the Prime Minister of Pakistan declared an education emergency. The Pathways to School Success project seeks to increase on-time enrollment, retention, ...
The Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act released federal legislation in 2014 which requires states to provide integrated education and training services for adult learners. The Integrated Education and Training (IET) model of instruction includes a combination of adult education and literacy, workforce preparation, and workforce training activities centered around a ...
An article written by health care experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is one of the top five most read papers that appeared in the influential Health Affairs journal during 2010, the publication has announced.
GeMar Neloms is a principal technical assistance (TA) consultant with AIR. Her portfolio of work involves organizational and leadership capacity building in workforce development, K-20 and adult education, health equity, disability research, and youth development.Neloms directs RETAIN TA, the programmatic TA provider for the Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury ...
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.
The National Center on Response to Intervention (RTI), operated by the American Institutes for Research (AIR), announced the release of an Instruction Tools Chart that assists educators and families in becoming informed consumers who can select instructional programs that best meet their individual needs. ...