Hannah Acheson-Field is a senior researcher at AIR, where she designs, conducts, and leads mixed-methods, quasi-experimental, and experimental research and evaluations. Dr. Acheson-Field’s research focuses on evaluating programs and policies that help students transition into, succeed in, and afford college and the pathways and policies to help them succeed in ...
To help support states in designing, scaling, and implementing work-based learning efforts, the College and Career Readiness and Success Center launched the State Work-Based Learning Initiative. This initiative was organized around four state-led peer-to-peer networks that focused on specific WBL priorities, promoted cross-state learning, and engaged external WBL experts. ...
In a review of locally collected teacher retention data, the Kokomo School Corporation in Kokomo, Indiana, learned that nearly half of those teaching in the district either moved to another district or left the profession within their first five years of service. The leadership team decided that a comprehensive multi-year ...
The GTL Center aimed to improve the Jefferson County Public Schools’ (JCPS’) Office of Accelerated Improvement Schools (AIS)'s capacity to elevate leadership quality through targeted coaching and the application of data-driven decision-making within AIS-supported schools.
The GTL Center at AIR supported the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce in redesigning the state's data tool for districts and schools use for local equitable access planning.
The GTL Center at AIR supported the Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Midwest and Lansing Public Schools in developing an action plan for reducing teacher shortages within the district.
In collaboration with the Region 12 Comprehensive Center and the Regional Education Laboratory Central (REL Central), AIR's GTL Center staff supported the Colorado Department of Education in developing GIS maps to better understand and address educator shortages in the state.
The GTL Center at AIR provides train-the-trainer materials for professional development sessions for the Teacher/Provider Retention Program (TPRP), a new teacher induction program for Georgia Special Education Teachers.
The GTL Center and the Region 1 and Region 9 Comprehensive Centers* partnered with Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Illinois, and Iowa to facilitate a Community of Practice to assess teaching conditions in rapidly evolving and adapting learning settings (e.g., remote, hybrid).
