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).
A project directed by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in Egypt, and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has opened the country's largest school complex, a facility benefiting 4,600 students.
The Center on Advancing Measurement and Assessment is committed to improving measurement and assessment to maximize opportunities for all young people and adults to learn and thrive.
This report found that absences, course failures, course credits and GPA all can be used to accurately predict whether ninth-graders with disabilities will graduate from high school. Identifying these early warning indicators is especially crucial for students with disabilities, who drop out of high school at alarming rates. ...
"Future Ready” is a White House and U.S. Department of Education initiative focused on ensuring America’s students have the skills they need to succeed in a competitive global economy. AIR is working closely with the Department to help educational leaders foster a culture of digital learning in their schools. Learn ...
As a part of the Striving Readers program supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Milwaukee Public Schools implemented the Read 180 program in five schools in an effort to provide targeted literacy supports to struggling students. This evaluation update details the results of the evaluation, which show that the ...
The Texas Education Agency created the Texas Ninth Grade Transition and Intervention Program to ease the transition of at-risk students into high school and increase the likelihood that they graduate on time and are prepared for college and careers. The comprehensive evaluation conducted by AIR and its partner found that ...
Black and Hispanic students have cut their high school dropout rates and increased their rates of college attendance, according to a new study conducted by AIR for the National Center for Education Statistics. Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups 2016 is the latest in a ...