In collaboration with our partners, government leaders, and field experts, AIR has worked to strengthen the evidence base, provide evidence-backed equity resources, and support equal access to programs that can help people and communities thrive.
The E2A team at AIR gathers and simplifies research and evaluation findings to help policymakers and practitioners make better decisions and use resources more efficiently. See how we are making evidence more accessible and actionable.
In order to be prepared for the jobs of the future, students will need to graduate with the academic knowledge and technical and employability skills to succeed. The following resources from the CCRS Center highlight some strategies such as work-based learning, career pathways, and employability skills that states can adopt ...
Explore MOSAIC's interactive data tools, including evidence gap maps, box plots, and traditional forest plots to interpret and translate meta-analytic findings.
Workforce programs are often complex and difficult to access and navigate. This is particularly true for communities with poor access to critical resources. See how we are using behavioral science and human-centered design to make workforce programs more equitable, accessible, and effective.
To support state- and district-wide school-monitoring processes and strategic and effective school improvement efforts, AIR conducts school quality reviews that are grounded in research and informed and refined by practice. AIR works collaboratively with states and districts to implement a school monitoring process that relies on rigorous research methods and ...
Preparing students for the careers of tomorrow requires policymakers and leaders to engage cross-sector stakeholders (e.g., education, workforce, industry) to create policy environments that support college and career readiness and opportunity for all students. The following resources from the CCRS Center highlight strategies such as using geographic information systems to ...
States and districts can support successful transition from secondary to postsecondary education and career pathways by ensuring academic standards are meaningful for all students and aligned with postsecondary entrance requirements. The following resources from the CCRS Center highlight some strategies such as competency-based education that states and districts can consider ...
AIR has released an updated consumer guide rating the effectiveness and quality of 22 widely used comprehensive elementary school reform models. The new report, issued one year after the first guide was released, upgrades the ratings of two models to "moderate" on evidence of success in demonstrating positive effects on ...
A new guide using strict scientific criteria to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of 22 widely adopted comprehensive elementary school reform models rates 15 as “limited” to “moderately strong” in demonstrating positive effects on student achievement.