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2025

January 2025 - AIR News
Monetary Assistance is More Effective Than Other Forms of Aid, AIR Evaluations Show... Medicare Could Improve Care Quality, Reduce Costs with More Consistent Kidney Disease Screening... Paper Examines AAPI's Use of Health Care During the Pandemic

2024

December 2024 - AIR News
Gender Stereotypes About STEM Start as Early as Age 6... AIR in 2024: Partnering with Communities for Evidence-Based Solutions... Meta-analysis Shows Teach for America Teachers Have Positive Effects on Student Learning... Combating Child Labor... Happy Holidays from AIR

November 2024 - AIR News
Exploring the Intersections of Climate Change, Health, and Gender... New Evidence on Disparities in Maternal Health Care... 10th Annual National Apprenticeship Week

October 2024 - AIR News
AIR Expands Commitment to Address Systemic Inequities with $225 Million AIR Opportunity Fund... How States Can Mitigate the Effects of FAFSA Completion Policies on School Staff... Meet Guido Cataife

September 2024 - AIR News
Why It's Important to Accurately Identify Indigenous Students... Keeping Kids Safe Requires a Multifaceted Approach... What Education Researchers Should Know About Using Artificial Intelligence... Shazia Miller Joins AIR... Supporting Refugees

August 2024 - AIR News
How to Get More Students to Attend School... Creating Educational Equity in Atlanta and Beyond... How Mentoring Strengthened a Quest for Environmental Justice

July 2024 - AIR News
A Deeper Look at Educational and Labor Market Outcomes for Veterans Using Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits... Emphasizing Equity Within the Public Workforce System... Karen Francis Recognized for her Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion... Meet Jaspal Bhatia... Afya Uwazi | Transparency in Health

June 2024 - AIR News 
Projections of Global Exposure to Extreme Heat Days... Designing Technical Assistance to Solve Challenging Problems... Brown at 70: The Continued Pursuit Toward Equitable Education... Improving Maternal and Infant Health in Tanzania... Condition of Education

May 2024 - AIR News 
AIR Equity Initiative Awards $5.8 Million in Grants to Foster Integration and Equity in U.S. Schools... Incorporating Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Pre-Kindergarten Programs... Challenges and Opportunities in Child Welfare Systems Change... Meet Juan Bonilla... Skills-Based Practices

April 2024 - AIR News 
Accelerating Student Achievement and Helping Young People Thrive... Supporting Organizational Collaboration in Afghan Refugee Resettlement Efforts... Awareness of and Perceptions of Xenotransplantation As a Potential Kidney Transplant Option... Meet Pamela Keefe, AIR’s New CFO... Community Violence Intervention Research

March 2024 - AIR News 
The Effects of Career and Technical Education in High School and Beyond... Insights on Equity in Computer Science Education... Creating Systems Focused on Youth, Family, and Community Well-Being... Meet Dia Jackson... Skills-Based Hiring

February 2024 - AIR News 
A Study of Post-9/11 GI Bill Student Outcomes... Challenges and Opportunities of Evaluating Whole-Child Approaches... AIR Announces New CEO and Board Chair... Meet Karla Lopez de Nava... Vital Partners for Transforming Public Safety

January 2024 - AIR News 
Living the Research: A Conversation with Two Mentors… Monitoring the Effect of Emerging Technology on Employers, Workers, Job Seekers, and Students… Blanchie Kelley: 46 Years at AIR… New Funding Opportunity for Educational Equity Due March 1… Meet AIR’s Champions for Change

2023

December 2023 - AIR News     
AIR 2023: Evidence on Living, Learning, and Building Better Communities… How to Address the Shortage of Primary Care Providers in the United States… Strong Early Warning Systems Helped Predict Deadly Kenya Floods… AIR Announces Two New Board Members… Magnifying Teachers’ Successes

November 2023 - AIR News     
Advancing Public Health in an Interconnected World… Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week… Do AP Courses Make a Difference in STEM College and Career Choices?... AIR’s Jessica Heppen Featured in a WTOP Article… Meet Candace Hester

October 2023 - AIR News     
Generating and Using Evidence to Build Climate Change Resilience… New and Reinvigorated Approaches to School Integration… Advancing Measurement and Assessment to Improve Lives… Credible messengers… Meet Terris Ross

September 2023 - AIR News     
Zambian Government to Invest in AIR-Supported Education Model… Explore Disparities Across Student Outcomes with the Equity in Education Dashboard… Methods in a Minute: Mixed Methods… Apprenticeship Professionals Learning Network… Empowering Educators

August 2023 - AIR News     
Seven Lessons Learned from a First-of-Its-Kind School Integration Initiative… AIR Partners with Local Nonprofits to Build Resiliency and Opportunity… A Vision for the Future of Education Research and Development… Explore Our Interactive Map… Remembering Delano Lewis

July 2023 - AIR News     
What is the Path Forward for Efforts to Diversify College Campuses?... Seeing the Faces Behind the Data… Data Exploration Tool Helps Policymakers Analyze Pre- and Post-Pandemic Student Enrollment Patterns… Meet Pooja Reddy Nakamura… Piloting Intelligent Tutoring Systems

June 2023 - AIR News     
The Role of Mentoring in Building the Future of Research… The Future of Affirmative Action in College Admissions… Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries Disproportionately Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities Early in Pandemic… AIR Named an Apprenticeship Ambassador… Examining America’s Workforce Challenges

May 2023 - AIR News     
Raising the Bar on Teacher Pay… Using Evidence to Improve Outcomes and Inspire Behavior Change… Improving Lives Through Food for Education… Meet Brandy Farrar… Adapting Research to Sudden Outbreaks of Conflict

April 2023 - AIR News     
Challenges that Impede Successful Reentry and Why Second Chances Matter... Research Insights on Health Equity for Afghan Refugees... Creating the Conditions to Support Social and Emotional Learning... Meet the Expert: Susan Therriault... Stories from the Field Podcast: South Asia Gender Innovation Lab

March 2023 - AIR News     
AIR Effort to Diversify Social and Behavioral Science Fields Expands into East Africa… Can Biosimilars Help Rein in Prescription Drug Costs?... Pursuing Innovations to Build a Better Workforce Development Ecosystem… AIR Experts Named 2023 Fellows by AERA… Advancing More Equitable Human Services Policies and Programs

February 2023 - AIR News     
Advancing More Equitable Human Services Policies and Programs… Meet AIR's New President, Jessica Heppen… Addressing Equity in Career and Technical Education… RESTART Network… Barriers to Benefits

January 2023 - AIR News     
The Future of Education… Why It's Necessary to Accurately Measure Employee Skills and How to Do It… No Signs COVID Disrupted Hypertension Medication Adherence for Medicare Beneficiaries, but Racial and Ethnic Disparities Persisted… Meet Markus Broer… Christina Yancey Joins AIR

2022

December 2022 - AIR News     
Our Lessons from 2022: How We Live, Learn, and Build Better Communities… Examining Biologic Medications and Efforts to Address Costs… Elevating Data-Informed Approaches to Cultivate Peaceful Communities… Meet Ashu Handa… Supporting Charities on Giving Tuesday

November 2022 - AIR News     
Using Data to Respond to the Effects of Climate Change… Ideas and Resources for National Apprenticeship Week… Advancing Perinatal Health Equity Through Medicaid Coverage of Doulas… COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Spending Drops for Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Conditions… How Expanding Transitional Kindergarten in California Can Benefit Dual Language Learners

October 2022 - AIR News     
Despite Mixed Outcomes, Deeper Learning Holds Promise… Building Bridges to Equity: Data-Informed Approaches to Cultivate Peaceful Communities… A New Partnership to Advance the Long-term Potential of STEM Education Research… Supporting a Federal Program that Rewards High-Quality Service to Medicare Enrollees… Meet Carol Pier

September 2022 - AIR News     
Supporting National Assessments in India… In Conversation with Disability Rights Advocate Judith Heumann… Exploring Key Indicators of Education During the Pandemic… Linking High School Curricula to Postsecondary Outcomes… AIR Experts Recognized for 2021 JREE Outstanding Article Award

August 2022 - AIR News     
Examining Telehealth for Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Conditions During the Pandemic… How Early Learning and Care Programs Can Support Dual Language Learners… Climate Change and Resilience… Meet Dean Gerdeman… What is REL Midwest

July 2022 - AIR News     
New Indicators of School Crime and Safety… Addressing Health Inequities in Kidney Care… AIR Honored as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by the Disability Equality Index… Meet Alicia Garcia… The Case for Increasing Exposure to Advanced High School Courses

June 2022 - AIR News     
Knocking on Doors to Discover Why People Don’t Respond to Surveys… Supporting Students and Schools: Promising Practices to Get Back on Track… The Role of Research and Evidence in School Integration Policies… Evidence and Equity Collaborative… AIR to Manage Federal Survey

May 2022 - AIR News     
Abbott Elementary’s Lessons on Teacher Appreciation... New AIR Equity Initiative Roundtable: Educational Equity Beyond the Pandemic... Aligning the Registered Apprenticeship and Workforce Development Systems... AIR CARES Center Webinar... May is Mental Health Awareness Month

April 2022 - AIR News     
Reflections After Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic... Methods in a Minute: Meta Analysis (Video)... Exploring the Use of Medication and Behavioral Health Care to Treat Opioid Use Disorder... AIR CARES Webinar... AIR Welcomes Four Nationally Renowned Experts as Fellows

March 2022 - AIR News     
What We’ve Learned About Creating Safe, Equitable, and Engaging Schools... Working to Make Diverse Perspectives in Research, Policy, and Technical Assistance the Norm... Looking at Medicaid's Role in Treating, Preventing, and Reducing Sexually Transmitted Infections... David Osher Named Lead Editor for the 2023 and 2025 Editions of the Review of Research in Education... What ‘Abbott Elementary’ Gets Right About Black Teachers

February 2022 - AIR News     
New Longitudinal Database to Support Research on the Pandemic and Educational Equity... Leveraging Career and Technical Education to Prepare Students for College and Career Success... Jennifer O’Day Elected to National Academy of Education... AIR Equity Initiative Roundtable Discussion: Building Bridges to Equity: Making Diverse Perspectives in Research, Policy, and Technical Assistance the Norm... Research Synthesis: Understanding the Varied Effects of Mathematics Interventions Through Meta-Analysis

January 2022 - AIR News     
How Mentoring Supports Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion... Event: Building Bridges to Equity: Making Diverse Perspectives in Research, Policy, and Technical Assistance the Norm... AIR to Lead Federal Program to Help States Generate and Use Evidence to Improve Education... Meet Melissa Hafner... Sign up for AIR Health News  

2021

December 2021 - AIR News     
Exploring Urban-Rural Disparities in Accessing Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder...AIR Year In Review 2021...Guide Aims to Help School Districts Implement Text Messaging Program to Reduce Chronic Absence...Celebrating 75 Years of Advancing Evidence and Improving Lives...AIR Named a 2021 Seramount Top Company for Executive Women

November 2021 - AIR News     
Looking Back to Go Forward: Listening to District Leaders...How Employee Resource Groups Strengthen AIR Project Work...Making Workforce Development Work for All: Five Themes from the AIR Equity Initiative...AIR Recognized as a Best Place to Work for Women and Diverse Managers...Meet Kathleen Murphy 

October 2021 - AIR News     
How NAEP's Oral Reading Fluency Study Informs Literacy Instruction...Community-Based Ways to Combat the Naloxone Shortage and Prevent Overdose Deaths...AIR Institute Fellows Doug and Lynn Fuchs Receive McGraw Prize in Education...BroadFutures Honor...Resources to Navigate Chronic Pain Treatment

September 2021 - AIR News     
Announcing the AIR Equity Initiative...Opportunity Remains Segregated. Evidence May Be the Answer...Supporting Up-and-Coming Researchers and Practitioners...Meet Mehari Belachew...Malnutrition App Recognized

August 2021 - AIR News     
New Study: More Severe Suspensions Have Greater Negative Effects on Student Outcomes and Future Behavior...COVID-19 & Equity in Education...Measuring Skills at Work: Lessons from the Field...Methods in a Minute: Systematic Review...Meet AIR Principal Researcher Jaleh Soroui  

July 2021 - AIR News     
A Different Back-to-School Year: Advice from Our Experts...New Data on Public Education’s Response to COVID-19...Standards for Economic Evaluations Address a ‘Glaring Need’...New Brand, New Website...Take the AIR News Survey 

June 2021 - AIR News     
Lesson Learned for Implementing and Improving Online Credit Recovery Programs... AIR Develops Standards for Economic Evaluation of Educational and Social Programs... A Personal Passion for Early Literacy... Deeper Learning’s Effect on Civic Engagement and Workforce Outcomes... Accessible Learning with Universal Design... AIR Announces Leadership Changes     

May 2021 - AIR News      
Building the U.S. Workforce of the Future: Key Challenges and Opportunities... How Systems and Communicates Can Partner on Goals and Measurement to Advance Equity...Our New Brand: Advancing Evidence. Improving Lives... Federal Relief Funds: An Opportunity to Invest in Teachers... Doug Fuchs and Lynn Fuchs Join AIR... David Seidenfeld Named Senior Vice President.

April 2021 - AIR News      
Understanding Patients’ Feelings on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy... Strengthening Partnerships to Diversify the Behavioral and Social Science Research Fields... Addressing COVID-19 Learning Disruptions: Four Recommendations for Effective Tutoring Interventions... Innovative Ways California Schools and Programs Supported Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic... Meet Amanda Latimore... Methods in a Minute: Co-interpretation

March 2021 - AIR News      
Identifying Communities with Barriers to Food Access... School Funding Evaluation Focuses on Equity... How to Advance Health Equity Using Shared Measurement... New Data on Public Education's Response to COVID-19... New Documentary Learning for a Lifetime... Upcoming Events: Home Visitors & How Social and Emotional Learning Can Address Educational Equity

February 2021 - AIR News      
Why a System Level Approach is Needed to Counter Racism Within the Education System... How Community COVID-19 Rates Can Inform Decisions on Reopening Schools... Surgeon General's Report on Community Health and Economic Prosperity... Improving Lives Through Evidence-Based Approaches... Literacy and Health in Mali... RISE Webinar on Persistent Achievement Gaps in 4th and 5th Grades

January 2021 - AIR News      
How Positive Reinforcement Can Keep Students Engaged in a Virtual Setting... Conditional Cash Transfer For Educating Syrians and Other Refugees in Turkey... To What Extent Does In-Person Schooling Contribute to the Spread of COVID-19?... Methods in a Minute: Social Network Analysis... Meet The Expert Karen Francis... Ensuring Vaccine Acceptance

2020

December 2020 - AIR News      
From East Africa to the Caribbean: Finding Solutions to Research Challenges During COVID-19... AIR 2020 Year in Review... How Dual Language Learners Can Continue to Build Skills at Home... Bridging Health Care Research and Practices... Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in Schools... Interactive Tool Explores How School Districts Responded to COVID-19

November 2020 - AIR News      
Assessing the Effectiveness of Online Credit Recovery... Effective Early Education Programs: Lessons Learned from Bangladesh and Mozambique... Occupational Licensing: Balancing Public Safety and Work Opportunities... Advancing Opportunities to Help Youth Thrive... AIR Announces Two New Board members... AIR Acquires Kimetrica

October 2020 - AIR News      
The Challenges of Educating Students with Disabilities and English Learners During COVID-19... Recommendations to Address the Nursing Shortage... Changing the Trajectories of Children in Foster Care... An Emerging Narrative on Latino Health Disparities and Its Implications in the COVID-19 Era...Rising Rates of Anxiety and Depression... Meet the Expert Joshua R. Polanin

September 2020 - AIR News      
Text Messages to Parents Can Reduce Chronic School Absences in Elementary School... Equity and the Expansion of Telehealth... Promoting Digital Equity and Opportunity in the Time of COVID-19... COVID-19 and Early Learning and Care in California... Meet the Expert: Adaeze Enekwechi... Methods in a Minute on Longitudinal Studies

August 2020 - AIR News      
Building Positive Conditions for Learning at Home... Awareness of California's Family Leave Policy... Disability Employment and Marketplace in Boston and Other Major Cities... Meet the Expert Eboni Howard... Coronavirus Clinical Trials... Diversity and Inclusion Named Top 50 Best Places to Work for Women and Diverse Managers

July 2020 - AIR News      
Early Results from the National Survey of Public Education's Response to COVID-19... Supporting Foster Care Community During COVID-19... How Schools and Teachers Can Support Students with Disabilities in Remote Learning... International Survey Results Can Help Us Understand the Challenges the Coronavirus Poses for Educators... PIACC Skills Data Map... Telehealth Access, Value, and Equity

June 2020 - AIR News      
Navigating Summertime Experiences During COVID-19... Identifying Evidence-Based Practices to Prevent Youth Violence... Lessons from AIR's Girls Inc. Study... The Workforce During and After COVID-19... Video on Using Evidence to Improve Lives... CEO Action Pledge for Diversity & Inclusion

May 2020 - AIR News      
AIR Launches National Public Education Survey on Coronavirus Response... Millions More People Were Jobless Due to COVID-19 Than Indicated by Official Statistics... Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Pandemic... AIR Acquires IMPAQ, LLC... Postsecondary Education Webinar on Virtual Nudges for Increased Engagement... A New Brief on Telehealth and Coronavirus by AIR Health Experts

April 2020 - AIR News      
How the Pandemic Is Affecting People with Disabilities in the Workforce... Encouraging Children to Read at Home... Using Technology to Improve Education in Rural Zambia... Meet AIR Health Care Policy Expert Yael Harris... Competency-Based Education Webinar, May 6... Methods in a Minute, Communities of Practice

April 2020 - AIR News Extra: Positive Learning Environments and Clear Communication During COVID-19      
How to Build a Positive Learning Environment at Home... Plain Language Answers to Questions About COVID-19... New Podcast: Communities of Practice Support Educators in a Health Crisis... AIR's COVID-19 Response... Adult Learning Resources

March 2020 - AIR News      
Focusing on Facts and Evidence During a Health Crisis... Building Evidence on Women's Empowerment Groups... Global Decline in Attitudes Toward Reading... Meet Roger Jarjoura, an Expert on Prison Reentry... Infographic on High School Completion Rate for Black and White Students... Pi(e) Day Annual Celebration

February 2020 - AIR News      
Early Colleges: A Dual Enrollment Program that Shows Promise... The Value of Career and Technical Education... Research is Critical as Charter Schools Grow... AIR Invests in Projects to Help Increase Opportunities, Improve Lives... Infographic: Hate Crimes and Racial/Ethnic Tensions Grow in Public Schools... Bitnara Jasmine Park on the Digital Skills Gaps in the U.S.

January 2020 - AIR News      
Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in Rural Schools... Developing State Clearinghouses of Evidence-Based Educational Practices... Meet the Expert: Mary Thorngren... Evidence on Improving Early Grade Literacy in Latin America and the Caribbean... 13th Annual CALDER Research Conference Feb. 12, Washington, D.C.... AIR Leadership's Jessica Heppen and Jessica Johnson

2019

December 2019 - AIR News      
Preparing Educators to Teach Computer Science... A Focus on Equity in 2019... Conditions for Improving Low-Performing Schools... The Education Workforce in the U.S. and Abroad... ICSEI 2020 January 6-10... Happy Holidays from AIR

November 2019 - AIR News      
Improving Education in Rural Communities... Studying the Link Between Teen Personality and Dementia... Teaching Students in Secure-Care and Residential Facilities... Supporting Adults with Disabilities in the Workforce... Meet the Expert: Samia Amin... New Survey Results: Implementing Competency-Based Education

October 2019 - AIR News      
Research and Resources on Bullying Prevention... Selecting More Effective Evidence-Based Practices... Meet the Expert: Thomas de Hoop... Methods in a Minute: Randomized Controlled Trials... Addressing the Talent Problem Brief... RISE Webinar on Misconceptions and Errors in Physics and Mathematics

September 2019 - AIR News      
Early College High Schools Improve Postsecondary Enrollment and Success... The Truth About Chronic Absence and What Educators Can Do... Using Research to Improve Literacy Around the World... Living with Arthritis and Chronic Pain... The Next Chapter... Building Diversity

August 2019 - AIR News      
Improving Academic Outcomes and School Engagement in Grade 9... Gathering Evidence for a Successful School Year... Improving Survey Response through Innovation... Studying How Adult Education Works in the US... Opportunity for All... Meet the Interns

July 2019 - AIR News      
Selecting Evidence-based Practices to Improve Schools... Using Federal Funds to Support Residential Education Programs... Assessing Opioid Use Disorder in People with Chronic Pain... Understanding How Instructional Technology is Being Used in the Classroom... Improving Support for Struggling Students... Workforce Development: An Interview with AIR's Samia Amin

June 2019 - AIR News      
Making School Funding More Equitable... Improving the Lives of Refugees and Migrant Populations... Tackling the Opioid Epidemic through Research and Patient Care... A Comprehensive Study on School Violence... Meet the Expert: David Osher... The Condition of Education

May 2019 - AIR News      
Project Talent: 60-year Study Focuses on How We Age... New Data on Crime and Safety in U.S. Public Schools... A Conversation About College Admissions... Preparing Teachers for Success... Video: Ensuring Educational Equity Through Accountable Leadership... Webinar: Charter Schools and Their Impacts on Students in the Short and Long Run

April 2019 - AIR News     
Coaching Leaders to Strengthen Schools... Engaging Patients to Improve Hospital Quality and Safety... Early Childhood Education Around the Globe... Improving Lives Through Cash Transfers... AERA Dissertation Award: Megan Austin... Introducing AIR's New Instagram Account

March 2019 - AIR News     
The Civil Rights Movement and Equity in Education... Do Adults Have the Skills to Succeed in the 21st Century?... Strengthening Youth Mentoring Programs... Evaluating and Improving Women's Empowerment Collectives... Meet the Expert: Monique M. Chism... Webinar: Research-Based, Trauma-Responsive Education Practices

February 2019 - AIR News     
Celebrating CTE Month: Preparing Students for College and Career Success... The Power of Play-Based Learning in Kindergarten... Using Design Thinking to Improve People's Lives... The State of Postsecondary Competency-Based Education

January 2019 - AIR News     
Studying the Impact of Organic Cotton Farming in India... Helping Schools Close the Digital Accessibility Gap... Join Us for the 2019 CALDER Conference... A Great Year for AIR's Professional Services... Meet Our Expert: Deb Moroney... Register for Our Webinar: Exploring the Experiences and Skills of Young Adults

2018

December 2018 - AIR News     
Transforming School Climate and Culture in Cleveland... First 1,000 Days: Zambia's Early Childhood Initiative... Career Preparation in Rural Communities... Improving Opportunities for Native Nations... Meet Our Expert: Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar... New Crystal City Office

November 2018 - AIR News     
Collaboration is Key: Networked Improvement Communities... Improving Research on Career and Technical Education Programs... Social and Emotional Learning and Equity... Using Continuous Improvement to Support Teachers' Growth... Meet Our Expert, Catherine Barbour... CEO David Myers Discusses AIR's Diversity and Inclusion Journey

October 2018 - AIR News     
#ThankAPrincipal: October is National Principals Month... A Link Between Adolescence and Dementia?... Improving Travel for People with Disabilities... Building Safe, Engaging, and Equitable Schools... AIR Institute Fellow Larry Hedges Wins the Prestigious Yidan Prize for Education Research... AIR Recognized by Diversity MBA for Its Commitment to Diversity

September 2018 - AIR News     
Supporting Students Affected by Trauma... Can Transitional Kindergarten Better Prepare Children?... Evaluating Cash Transfers for Syrian Refugees... Opioid Epidemic Expanding Medication-Assisted Treatment... Event: Building Safe, Engaging, and Equitable Schools... Video: AIR Through the Eyes of an Intern

August 2018 - AIR News     
Exploring Solutions to the Opioid Crisis... Building Capacity in Zambia... Helping Families Find Free Summer Meals... Implementing Your State's ESSA Plan... Infographic: The Rising Costs of Center-Based Child Care... Video: Improving Early Grade Reading in Latin America and the Caribbean

2017

January 2017 - AIR News     
Colleges Increasingly Use Contingent Faculty to Cut Costs... Study Offers Promising Practices for Increasing Diversity Among First Responders... Support Services Can Lower Health Costs for Older Americans... Performance Feedback for Teachers and Principals at Times Unreliable... Video: Top 10 Most-Viewed Videos in 2016... National Center on Intensive Intervention

2016

November/December 2016 - AIR News     
Homeschooling Increases in the United States... Dropout Rate Continues to Decline, Demographic Differences Persist... Student Outcomes Improve in MA Schools With School Redesign Grants... Long Story Short: Lynn Holdheide... Report: Majors Matter: Differences in Wages Over Time in Texas

October 2016 - AIR News     
Medicare Enrollment Maze Puts Seniors at Risk for Penalties and Coverage Gaps... What Happens When Districts Support and Integrate Social and Emotional Learning?... Program Improves Teachers' Knowledge, But Not Student Achievement... In Minnesota, Popular Majors Don't Always Yield Higher Salaries... Report: Roger Jarjoura in a Christian Science Monitor on Mentoring Former Juvenile Offenders... Video: RELMidwest - Preventing School Dropout: What You Need to Know... Connected Educator Month 2016

September 2016 - AIR News     
Dropout Rate Declines, College Enrollment Rises for Black and Hispanic Students... Those Attending 'Deeper Learning' Schools Likelier to Enroll in College... U.S. Women with Some Higher Ed Earn 68 Percent of What Men Earn... Dementia is Less Prevalent Among Highly Educated Americans... Experts Envision the Future of STEM Education... Long Story Short: Susan Bowles Therriault... Infographic: Comparing the Effectiveness of Online and Face­to­Face Credit Recovery in Algebra I

July/August 2016 - AIR News     
Kids Who Attended Preschool Scored Higher Than Peers at Start of Kindergarten... Smoking Among Young Students in the U.S. at an Historic Low... Creating Coherence in the Teacher-Shortage Policy Debate... AIR Publishes New Report on Calif.'s Transitional Kindergarten Program

June 2016 - AIR News     
Is Medicare a Heavy Burden on Taxpayers? Papers Tackle This Question and Others... Zambia's Cash Assistance Programs a Boon for Poorest Families... Study: Ed Outcomes Worsen With Successive Immigrant Generations... Ten Q's Policymakers Should Ask About Expanding Preschool Access... Avoiding Common Pitfalls of Educational Technology Programs... Long Story Short: Chaney Mosely

March 2016 - AIR News     
State Standards Vary Despite Common Core's Aim of Uniformity... How Can Social Science Inform the Real World?... Deeper Learning Instruction Yields Higher Graduation Rates... Primer Addresses How US Health Care is Provided and Paid For... 1 in 4 Newark Teachers Says New Pay Structure is 'Fair'... Arts Integration Can Lead to Better Math Achievement

February 2016 - AIR News     
Paper Finds Link Between Student-Teaching Experiences and Effectiveness... Zambia's Grant Program Gives Women Limited Empowerment... Supporting Social Emotional Development After School

2015

July/August 2015 - AIR News     
As landmark disability laws reach milestones, experts reflect on impact... Cash transfers offer security, "resilience" for Zambia's poor, study finds... Latest Indicators of School Crime and Safety includes college hate crime data... Report explores U.S. high school dropout and completion trends... Rural students in Indiana likelier to enroll in two-year colleges than urban peers... Event: Toxic stress—How economic inequality hurts early childhood development

May 2015 - AIR News     
In Colorado, associate's and certificates can be path to middle class... How mental health care can best serve children and teens... School turnaround study: Most states have "significant gaps" in expertise... Guide helps states implement new science standards... Event: Do you need a bachelor's to join the middle class?

April 2015 - AIR News     
First state implementing Common Core shows "faster" learning process... Brief: Elementary and Secondary Education Act's Title IIA needs fixing... Module helps those with traumatic brain injury understand depression... New report looks at Indiana data for predictors of early college success... Latest study of transitional kindergarten in California focuses on parents... Video: Title I revisited

March 2015 - AIR News     
Report looks at gender differences in STEM interest among high school grads... Community college students much less likely to transfer far for school... Brief: Focusing only on content standards gives false picture of achievement... Better understanding literacy in multilingual environments... Video: Rebecca Stone describes how AIR developed a remedial reading and writing program to help Egyptian students learn foundational literacy skills

February 2015 - AIR News     
Students receiving arts-integrated math instruction perform better, report finds... AIR study on gestational diabetes part of special Women's Health Issues collection... How can we ensure all children have excellent teachers?... What does coaching to improve math instruction look like?... Framework helps principals become better leaders... AIR Index: Health insurance literacy

January 2015 - AIR News     
Those with disabilities earn 37% less; gap widens with educational attainment... In Massachusetts, violence prevention program for youths shows promise... Few schools used staffing strategies to improve teacher capacity for ELLs... Applying Medicaid flexibility to meet behavioral health needs of youths... SEDL joins American Institutes for Research... Year in Review... Video: Watch our discussion on health behavior change in a digital environment

2014

November/December 2014 - AIR News     
Many Americans don't ask basic questions before getting health insurance... Report looks at student achievement in D.C. after reforms... Is expanding public-financed home care cost effective?... In Florida, first-year earnings from an associate degree can surpass bachelor's... Student-centered math teaching can lead to more engagement, higher scores... CDC, AIR roll out new public health campaign, "HIV Treatment Works"... Video: Why using "human factors" can improve work performance

October 2014 - AIR News     
Education standards by states vary, sometimes by several grade levels... HBCUs key to diversifying STEM fields, but graduates are deep in debt... Students from "deeper learning" high schools likelier to graduate... Resource for health professionals aims to close gaps in patient engagement... Earnings edge of associate degree in Tennessee vanishes after five years... Event: Power or promise - Do online health campaigns impact offline behavior?

September 2014 - AIR News     
Long Story Short: What is the impact of the Affordable Care Act on newly insured?... Is postsecondary education "worth it" for disadvantaged workers?... College subsidies hit low as students pay half of education costs for first time... What makes effective school turnaround partnerships?... Event: Breaking the Mold - Diversifying STEM Academia

July/August 2014 - AIR News     
'Clustering' Teach for America instructors leads to math gains in Miami... Women, blacks most likely to leave STEM careers... What are the challenges of locating longitudinal study participants?... New brief gives tips on how to measure college grads' economic success... AIR helps produce special issue of America's Young Adults... Video: How are the rules on using big data changing?

June 2014 - AIR News     
11% of undergrads take distance education courses only... AIR, CDC develop new campaign: Start Talking. Stop HIV... Training helps tribal workers understand child welfare legal proceedings... Schools with strategic leaders more likely to report improvement... Video: How mentoring can help children with incarcerated parents

May 2014 - AIR News     
California implements transitional kindergarten... First survey of Teachers of the Year stresses peer support... Paper explores the changing economic status of senior citizens... Study looks at high ELL schools receiving School Improvement Grants... Video: Why education is critical for Syrian refugee youth

April 2014 - AIR News     
For STEM Ph.D.'s in nonacademic careers, job duties vary by race and gender... How to keep teacher evaluation reforms on track... Institute Fellow Marilyn Moon receives achievement award for Medicare work... Study shows immediate economic impact of scientific research... Video: Hans Holzer shares ideas to improve the unemployment rate for young minority men

March 2014 - AIR News     
More men than women with STEM Ph.D.'s begin careers as faculty, study finds... Ways to improve mentoring services for youths with incarcerated parents... Districtwide education reform through lens of Say Yes initiative... Infographic: Teachers and evaluation reform

February 2014 - AIR News     
Delta Cost Project: Savings from part-time profs undercut by admin and other hires (Video)... Giving effective teachers more students can yield academic gains, analysis finds... What might happen if college dropouts made different choices?... How to provide trauma-informed care... Infographic: Zambia cash grants

January 2014 - AIR News     
What to look for in a preschool... AIR a key partner in the Surgeon General's report on smoking and health... Which student characteristics predict postsecondary success? Virginia Tech teams up with AIR to explore use of big data in social sciences... New resource offers tips to support well-being of LGBTQ youth... Video: Are we still A Nation at Risk?