California is home to more than one million three- and four-year-old children, but is ranked among the 15 states producing the worst outcomes for youth. This brief presents an analysis of the unmet need for preschool services in California at the state and local levels and concludes with a more ...
The purpose of this white paper is to consider the need for a revised NAEP science framework and its possible scope and focus including expansion to aspects of what is represented in NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy.
This third brief in a series explores high school students’ and parents’ perceptions of income share agreements (ISAs) as well as their decisions about how to pay for college.
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is teaming up with Microsoft and AssistX Education, LLC to bring students across the United States the most secure online assessment environment for Windows 8 devices.
AIR today announced the promotions of six senior executives – Jon Cohen, Mark Kutner, Marilyn Moon, Laura Salganik, Steve Kromer, and Sabrina Laine – effective January 1, 2011.
East Africa is home to some of the most spectacular wildlife and ecosystems in the world. These vast yet fragile environments contribute greatly to national and regional economies, producing between 7.5 and 10 percent of the regional gross domestic product. However, unplanned and unregulated land use and industrial development disrupt ...
Join the American Council on Education and the American Institutes for Research for a discussion of fresh thinking about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and their potential to spur real change in educational service delivery. Panelists will tackle such questions as what data and analytics are needed ...
The Department of Education has contracted AIR to evaluate the impact of the use of a literacy-focused workbook in English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction on adult learners.