AIR has been selected to lead a federally funded program that will help states, school districts and communities in the Midwest conduct research on educational programs and policies and use evidence to build equity in education and improve outcomes. AIR has been awarded a five-year contract to lead Regional Educational ...
Despite positive changes at low-performing schools that received federal grants to spark dramatic improvement, teachers from a diverse group of case-study schools question whether those changes are sustainable. That finding is part of a multiyear examination, led by AIR for the Institute of Education Sciences, of schools that receive School ...
The final report of an ongoing series of reports based on data collected for the Teacher Assignment and Student Work Study for the evaluation of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s high school grants. We first review findings on redesigned schools from our previous research and summarize key findings from ...
This brief describes how to calculate an undersupply of full-time equivalent teachers in core content areas based on state graduation requirements. Schools can adjust the variables in the formula to fit their own needs.
American Institutes for Research experts use rigorous research and evaluation methods to find what works, provide high-quality technical assistance to put evidence into action, and employ state-of-the-art data and technology solutions to find and share answers.
Peter Cookson offers ten rights that, taken together, contribute to an education that prepares children for the social, ethical, and workplace challenges all will face.
Per Scholas has a proven track record of lifting the earnings of individual workers over the long-term. Per Scholas is a no-cost occupational skills training program that has prepared and matched more than 15,000 graduates for information technology (IT) and other tech careers with leading employers nationwide. AIR and Per ...
Social and emotional learning (SEL) experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will participate in the 2023 SEL Exchange Nov. 7-9 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2023 SEL Exchange is hosted by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and is the nation’s largest forum on SEL.This year’s ...
In this Washington Post opinion piece, researchers Umut Özek and Michael Hansen caution against overreacting to school closings, and contend that kids bounce back after a change in schools.