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The Minnesota Department of Education administers about 65 surveys a year. These surveys help gauge needs, gather feedback, inform programs ...
Now that states have started submitting their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans, the hard work of implementation will soon ...
Colleges and universities are relying heavily on contingent faculty to increase flexibility and reduce costs. These resources explore this trend ...
Better schools help make better communities and improve students’ chances of success. But what does research tell us about what ...
Through AIR's work with the USAID's Quality Reading Project in Tajikistan, local fourth-grade teacher Guljahon Rahmonova received specialized in-service training. ...
More than nine million individuals are released from correctional facilities annually, and the transition home is not always easy. Many ...
Informing practice with the best research and making research more relevant to practice are easier said than done. Making a ...
How can we better support young people as they learn the skills they need to succeed in school, work, and ...
To stay current on the most effective strategies for school improvement, Catherine Barbour keeps a close eye on new research. ...
While some students happily return to school in the fall, others face stress and disconnection. In this commentary, David Osher ...
In this commentary, Pooja Reddy Nakamura, an AIR senior researcher explores the question of when to introduce English to children ...
How can we curtail extreme poverty? It’s a question weighing on governments around the world. In the Republic of Zambia, ...
Attaining some kind of college degree is the surest way to improve one’s earnings in the United States. But many ...
What happens when a public school district partners with a team of experts deeply experienced in local and state program ...
What's 9 + 8? Simple, right? If only school improvement were so easy. It's not. Neither is helping mathematics teachers ...
In 1983, A Nation at Risk laid bare the state of American education and exposed what that meant for individuals ...
Jaleh Soroui leads the AIR team that provides expertise, technical assistance, and management for the U.S. Department of Education’s National ...