In this 18-month study funded by National Institute for Research, AIR researchers, in partnership with leading mentoring scholars, seek to better understand the change mechanisms in youth mentoring using a rich dataset of close to 2,000 mentor-mentee pairs that were part of a previous study AIR concluded in 2018. ...
The growing frequency of weather shocks like hurricanes and droughts, as well as other extreme events, is increasingly and disproportionately impacting vulnerable households in low- and middle-income countries that lack sufficient safety nets for when calamities occur. In recent years, Malawi has experienced multiple adverse events. To increase the understanding ...
Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, educators and school administrators needed to understand the available distance learning models and programs that may assist students who attend school from a remote location. This project includes a What Works Clearinghouse rapid evidence review that examines distance learning for students who attend school ...
Terris Ross leads the AIR Opportunity Fund’s education portfolio, with an emphasis on improving opportunities for communities segregated by race and place. In this Q&A, she discusses her career in education equity.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Target 8.7 calls for an end to child labor in all its forms by 2025. The latest child labor assessment for Tanzania Mainland was conducted using 2014 data and indicated that 4.2 million children aged five to 17 years (29%) were engaged in child ...
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The Center on Advancing Measurement and Assessment at AIR is home to a team of expert innovators with extensive knowledge in methods and assessment and who work across a wide range of topics, such as school climate, social and emotional learning, civic learning, teacher preparation, and education policy. ...
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In this blog post, AIR Senior TA Consultant Abby Bandurraga describes how connecting apprenticeship professionals and supporting them in their work can promote the use of best practices and contribute to expanding apprenticeship programs in the U.S.
