This research brief, the sixth from the Back on Track study, describes the course progression of students who failed Algebra I in ninth grade in the large urban school district where the study took place, to help determine the importance of Algebra I failure and recovery for student success in ...
AIR Institute Fellow Robert “Bob” Kim served as deputy assistant secretary in the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education during the Obama administration. Terris Ross is a managing director for the AIR Equity Initiative who conducted and led numerous PreK-12 research and evaluation projects at the ...
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 research brief, the fourth from the Back on Track study, evaluates the content provided in online and face-to-face algebra credit recovery courses and reveals possible differences based on instructor preferences and district guidelines.
We believe that school leaders must be results-driven instructional leaders and change agents. These core beliefs have resulted in an industry-leading model for leadership coaching that is focused on developing the skills and behaviors that will lead to improved outcomes for all learners. Our competency-based leadership coaching model is focused ...
The National Center for Healthy Safe Children offers resources, training, and technical assistance to support states, tribes, territories, and local communities as they promote overall wellbeing for students and their families.
Our experts in the area of school-related gender-based violence worked in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development and Social Solutions International’s Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Building team, RTI International, and Dexis Consulting Group to develop and finalize a toolkit, including refining and validating survey questionnaires. ...
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.
Big data has entered the field of education increasingly over the last decade. The most important factor for this increase is the introduction of online/digital learning and assessment environments. AIR is working with NCES to maximize the potential of this data to deepen our understanding of student behavior and assessment ...
This online training curriculum series is designed to guide school systems and community partnerships in establishing a strategic financing process to secure resources necessary to sustain comprehensive school mental health programs.