National Evaluation of Title III Implementation— Report on State and Local Implementation

A new report, prepared by AIR for the U.S. Department of Education, provides a picture of how states, districts, and schools were implementing Title III provisions that help English Learners (ELs) meet content standards as of the 2009–10 school year. Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides funds to states and districts to support EL students’ successful attainment of English language proficiency and state academic standards.

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Technical Assistance Partnership Publishes Three New Issue Briefs in Juvenile Justice Resource Series

To build system of care communities’ capacities to serve youth who are currently involved in or at-risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system, AIR's Technical Assistance Partnership, along with the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, recently published three new issue briefs. Read More >

Can Financial Aid Improve Student Success at Louisiana’s Community Colleges?

A report from AIR and Noel-Levitz investigates the relationship between levels of financial aid and student success in Louisiana community colleges, with a focus on Pell Grant recipients. Success is measured by whether a student earned a certificate or an associate’s degree within three years of enrolling as a first-time full-time student or transferred to a four-year Louisiana university within the same timeframe. Read More >

The Ripple Effect

After providing a short historical overview of the changing role of school principals, the brief presents two policy perspectives on principal effectiveness and, finally, introduces a research-based framework for defining principal effectiveness. Read More >

Video: She Looks Back

AIR is partnering with local organizations to increase educational opportunities for girls in Liberia. The video She Looks Back features compelling first-hand accounts of what life is like for girls in post-conflict Liberia who are struggling to better their lives. Read More >

Tool: Students with Disabilities Pocket Guide

The Reauthorizing ESEA Pocket Guides are written by AIR experts to assist policymakers and educators as they consider changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Read More >

Presentation: Opening Remarks: UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Education, Symposium on HIV/AIDS

In her introductory remarks at the IATT Symposium on HIV/AIDS, AIR’s Senior Vice President Cheryl Vince Whitman presents the history of school health and HIV/AIDS in the education sector since the 1980s. Read More >

Tool: Supporting Parents with Mental Health Needs in Systems of Care: A Child Welfare Issue Brief

AIR’s Senior Child Welfare Specialist Kim Helfgott guided the team that developed this issue brief which outlines methods for assisting parents with mental illness, who also have children who receive treatment or services from mental health or child welfare programs. Read More >