Here are the reports, briefs, and infographics from the past year that our website visitors found most insightful and informative.
1-Deeper Learning
AIR's most-read work in 2014 was several studies around deeper learning, the need for students to develop deeper content knowledge and an ability to apply their knowledge and skills in ...
Public awareness of patient safety issues – from surgical errors to miscommunications and misdiagnoses – has grown dramatically. The greatest advances in safety encourage patient engagement, systems improvement, more effective communication and better risk assessment.
Raising awareness and increasing the understanding of mental health can change the way society views and responds to this complex issue. AIR promotes positive mental health through school and community-based approaches involving youth, families, school, health care providers, and other stakeholders.
This spotlight takes a look at the history of Title I, how the program has changed over time, and how it affects children, schools, families and education policy. Experts weigh in on the program's past and future in interviews, briefs, and blogs.
Projections of Education Statistics to 2022, the 41st edition of NCES’ annual forecast of future trends in important education indicators, notes a number of education trends. In this blog post, Mark Schneider discusses two: the increasing number of associate’s and master’s degrees compared to bachelor's degrees, and the fact that ...
The Washington Post conducted a fascinating analysis last week of how much time President Obama devoted in his State of the Union Address to each of his main policy concerns. In this blog post, Peter Cookson suggests that the President spent so much time discussing education and equality of opportunity ...
New York state strives to improve the lives of its residents, improve schools, support teacher development, and create community support for educational change. For decades, AIR has provided technical assistance, evaluation, and research services to support New York as it seeks to provide leadership for a system that yields the ...
First-generation immigrants perform better in reading and math tests than their second-generation peers, who in turn outperform their third-generation classmates, according to a new study by Umut Özek and Northwestern University’s David Figlio. The pair followed the performance of Asian and Hispanic students in Florida, a population that mirrors national ...
This long, hot summer could use some good news. And we have it. Teen pregnancy, alcohol and tobacco use by students, children’s exposure to second-hand smoke, motor vehicle-related child deaths, and the rate at which young people are victimized by serious crimes have reached 20-year lows. In this blog post, ...