Special education experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss how intensive intervention can be used to support students with learning needs at this year’s Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) annual convention and expo, which is taking place April 9 - April 12 in Philadelphia. ...
Beth Howard-Brown is a principal technical assistance consultant at AIR. She is currently supporting the early warning and intervention and monitoring system project and the AIR social and emotional learning solutions group. Dr. Howard-Brown has over 25 years of experience leading and managing local, state and federal initiatives. She served ...
Kimberly DuMont, a researcher with deep experience in philanthropic efforts, has joined AIR as a vice president and managing director of quasi-endowment initiatives. In this newly established role, she will oversee the use of AIR’s quasi-endowment to fund initiatives that address equity by better connecting research, policy and practice. ...
Staff from AIR will discuss a wide range of education issues, from implementing standards and assessment in countries like Honduras, Egypt and Nicaragua to community empowerment and teacher professional development during presentations at the annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) May 1-5, 2011, in Montreal, Quebec, ...
Higher education focuses on “first-year retention” (measured from fall to fall) as the key metric indicating whether students are on a path toward their degree. This piece explores “second- to third- year retention,” tracking students who did enroll during their second year (and therefore are “retained” in official metrics) and ...
The Ethiopian government has made a firm commitment to supporting early childhood development and school readiness support nationally. However, the creation of (Grade 0) kindergarten classes in all primary schools cannot be achieved overnight. UNICEF Ethiopia received a challenge grant to test the effectiveness of two accelerated school readiness programs ...
Far too many students see mathematics as a subject to be endured, rather than a subject of real-world importance and personal value. But when teachers use student-centered techniques to engage students in more active and authentic ways, they can transform math classrooms into lively learning environments in which students take ...
The District of Columbia is poised to make a historic shift away from historically inequitable systems and investments and toward health, hope, opportunity, and prosperity as it prepares to distribute $95 million through the Health Equity Fund (Fund). The Greater Washington Community Foundation (GWCF) will steward this landmark fund across ...
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