Impact Network’s eSchool 360 program is a multifaceted program comprising an e-learning technology component, ongoing teacher training and professional development, and community ownership among students in community schools in rural Zambia. AIR will design and implement a two-stage mixed-methods evaluation to measure the effect of Impact Network’s eSchool 360 program ...
As part of its Ready To Learn Grant, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting invited AIR’s social marketing team to join forces with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and local PBS stations. AIR used an audience-driven approach to reach out to parents and caregivers to help them improve the reading readiness ...
AIR experts offer reflections on state ESSA plans submitted to the U.S. Dept. of Education as of May 2017. The plans lay out educational priorities for years to come. Highlighted topics include accountability, college and career readiness, and school improvement.
AIR stands with those seeking justice, equality, and healing. Read a message sent to staff on June 1 from David Myers, AIR President and CEO, and Karen Francis, Director of Diversity and Inclusion.
The Illinois Center for School Improvement (Illinois CSI) at American Institutes for Research presents the video series The Illinois CSI Effect: Leading the Way to Continuous Improvement. The videos in this series highlight the stories of five rural and urban Illinois districts, providing a sample of the positive changes happening ...
A team of experts for AIR played a key role in producing "The 2010 Condition of Education," an annual statistical portrait of the state of education in the United States. The report will be released by the federal government’s National Center on Education Statistics (NCES) on May 27, 2010.
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 ...
When used together, schoolwide social and emotional learning (SEL) and Trauma Sensitive Schools (TSS) support a holistic approach to meeting student needs. This brief examines how TSS and SEL can be integrated and expanded to create safe, supportive, and culturally responsive schools that prevent school-related trauma and foster thriving, robust ...
In this report, we communicate the state of K-12 social studies education by examining the following topics: trends in the development and content of state social studies standards; the landscape of curriculum materials and state and district efforts in evaluating these materials; and gaps in the field for further investigation. ...
The successful teaching and learning of mathematics plays an important role in ensuring that U.S. students have the right skills required to compete in a 21st century global economy. We conduct research and evaluations of math professional development, curriculum, and supplementary programs designed to improve student learning of math concepts ...