CS@AIR supports several alliances, consortia, and communities of practice. We serve various roles depending on the focus, organization, and membership, including as a facilitator, expert consultant, or evaluator.
In a rapidly changing work environment, access to timely, effective workforce training opportunities is critical for ensuring economic mobility and prosperity for underserved individuals and communities.
The Iowa Teacher Leadership and Compensation (TLC) system was designed to provide career pathways and compensation structures to attract, retain and reward effective teachers; to promote continuous improvement in Iowa’s teaching workforce; and to increase student academic achievement. This report updates the Year 1 implementation and outcome findings based on ...
In this Q&A, Laura Hamilton, a senior director of education measurement and assessment at AIR, discusses the role of measurement and assessment in addressing systemic inequity, the potential implications of using artificial intelligence, and AIR’s work in these key areas.
You're invited to a discussion featuring the latest research-driven solutions on child and family homelessness, including the America's Youngest Outcasts Report. The American Institutes for Research/National Center on Family Homelessness released the America’s Youngest Outcasts in November 2014. The report documents the number of homeless children in every state, their ...
States, districts, and teachers identify a need for professional learning that enables Career and Technical Education teachers to help their students meet new standards, and to respond more effectively to shifts in policy and requirements. This brief outlines the most-needed training topics, the challenges to meeting these needs, ...
Janet Lundeen is an organizational leader in supporting federal research and policy related to special education and children and youth with disabilities. She is co-project director for the Analysis, Communication, Dissemination and Meetings (ACDM) contract for the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education. Lundeen leads development ...
Kim Pattillo Brownson joined the Los Angeles office of the Ballmer Group as the organization’s first Director of Strategy and Policy. Pattillo Brownson guides Ballmer Group’s county and state policy and advocacy strategy. In this new role, Pattillo Brownson will launch the organization’s early childhood grantmaking in California, and help ...
The Scientific Evidence in Education (SEE) Forums, a project of the American Institutes for Research (AIR), will host a policy forum on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 on “Reinventing After-School: A Review of New Research on After-School Interventions.” The forum will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. ...