Are you still wondering what is in state ESSA plans? Or what might change in schools as a result? AIR and EducationCounsel met to discuss the trends across ESSA plans and what must come next to significantly improve outcomes for students among lowest-performing schools.
The Every Student Succeeds Act will redefine the state’s role in fostering effective educators. As strong federal direction gives way to greater state autonomy, states face opportunities and challenges in designing and implementing evidence-based educator evaluation systems. Join AIR for a briefing that explores how state and local leaders from ...
Decades of research show that whole child approaches to learning, which emphasize a positive school climate; an integrated approach to social, emotional, and academic learning; and wraparound services are essential to students' academic and life success and can reduce the negative effects of poverty on achievement. Speakers at this briefing ...
How can policy lead to smart investments in PD that works? Please join NNSTOY, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders for a conversation about how the findings from the latest research in Our Good to Great series can inform your national, ...
American Institutes for Research (AIR) and EducationCounsel are separately conducting in-depth reviews of state plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a law that oversees K-12 public education policy. Each organization has undertaken a review of all the state ESSA plans that were submitted to the U.S. Department of ...
California’s supply of teachers is at a 12-year low. The trend continues as enrollment in educator preparation programs has dropped by more than 70 percent in the last decade. At a recent gathering in Sacramento, leading researchers, policy experts, and local practitioners looked at the problem in detail and offered ...
Please join the Center for American Progress and the American Institutes for Research on Friday, April 11, 2014 for the launch of three new products intended to help states and school districts identify and close gaps in access to effective teaching—a key step in making sure all children achieve.
This CALDER Center webinar will focus on the implications of COVID-19 disruptions of teacher education in light of the role that preparation and licensure systems play in the development of teacher candidates.
On Friday, January 27th 2012, the National Center for the Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) will hold its Sixth Annual Conference, Human Capital Policies in Education: Further Research on Teachers and Principals.
Learning conditions that support a well-rounded education for all students are key ingredients within state’s ESSA plans. At times, creating a positive school climate and supporting student social and emotional development can be daunting challenges. In this webinar, AIR staff introduce the Leadership Competency Self-Reflection Tool and a coaching toolkit ...