Postsecondary institutions must do a better job of serving adult learners; this includes messaging that recognizes and values the types of information adult learners seek and require to make informed decisions. Ensuring that an institution’s website makes a good first impression and provides necessary information in easy-to-find and understandable formats ...
In recognition of Global Volunteer Month in April, we asked AIR Champions for Change how their volunteerism experiences inform the perspectives they bring to their work. Their responses remind us how getting involved in our communities can provide important new lenses through which we view our work, our world, and ...
Evidence plays a critical role in designing and implementing approaches that accelerate learning and provide all students with equal access to a quality education. This blog post describes some of what AIR has learned about the approaches in the federal agenda.
For adult learners with dependent children, pursuing postsecondary education is complicated. An AIR study explores the fact that better supporting adult learners means making significant changes to the learner experience at postsecondary institutions, and in this blog the researchers focus specifically on findings that are particularly meaningful for parenting adult ...
In this blog post, Katie Rich discusses the importance of using micro-credentials to train teachers to teach computer science, using Wyoming as an example.
AIR experts recently examined a federal approach to address a growing shortage in primary care providers, finding its incentives were not equally effective in increasing provider supply across U.S. counties. They suggest further investigation into a number of factors that may be driving the shortage. ...
Federal and state funding for infrastructure, workforce and economic development, and apprenticeship expansion are flowing into states and regional and local entities. Here we describe two of the primary challenges that come with this new funding and promising approaches to address them.
In this blog post, AIR Senior TA Consultant Abby Bandurraga describes how connecting apprenticeship professionals and supporting them in their work can promote the use of best practices and contribute to expanding apprenticeship programs in the U.S.
In this blog post, Principal Researcher Lyzz Davis talks about the work of AIR's Evidence Support Center and its companion Evidence Library, to help educators navigate the path from evidence to practice by amplifying the work of the What Works Clearinghouse.
