Experts from AIR and IMPAQ, an AIR affiliate, will present several live and pre-recorded sessions during the 76th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. The conference will be held virtually May 11-14, 2021. AIR and IMPAQ experts will present on several topics, including survey participation and ...
State agencies rely on Juvenile Justice Specialists and Compliance Monitors to make sure award recipients spend funds properly and facilities meet certain requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, respectively.
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 ...
Register for our upcoming webinar on October 24, 2023 from 12:30-2:00 p.m. ET, where the ReSOLV team will discuss results from this seven-year longitudinal study examining the risk factors within and across individual, school, and community contexts that underlie the root causes of violence and challenge the readiness of schools ...
First lady Laura Bush on Tuesday visited George Washington Elementary School, where the American Institutes for Research has been working with the City of Baltimore on a program aimed at reducing school failure, drug abuse, and aggressive and violent behavior among adolescents.
Yuan Zhang is a senior researcher in the Education Statistics program at AIR. She has over five years of experience providing expert support for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) longitudinal studies branch, including data analyses for various NCES reports, such as the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class ...
The Medical Legal Partnership is one of the initiatives funded by the New York County District Attorney’s Office Criminal Justice Investment Initiative.
The purpose of this report is to begin a program of research to allow us to better understand how Student Connection constructs related to other educational quality indicators, and how they can be used for school performance management.
Measurement and assessment are critical to informing research, policy, and practice across the human services. We conduct research and technical assistance designed to address societal needs and challenges while promoting innovation and excellence in the design, administration, reporting, and use of data from a variety of measurement approaches. ...
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.