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AERA Study of Deeper Learning – Informational Webinar

10 May 2016

Deeper Learning data collected by AIR is the basis for an informational webinar being presented by the American Educational Research Association, which provides an overview and describes the award components of the AERA-Study of Deeper Learning Fellowship Program. Researchers discuss accessing and analyzing the Deeper Learning databases, along with potential ...
The Pandemic Upended Principals’ Jobs. Do Professional Leader Standards Reflect the Shift?

27 Dec 2021

Education Week
Examining the Relationship between STEM Coursetaking in High School and Grade 12 NAEP Mathematics Performance

17 Dec 2021

This study linked school-reported transcript data to student item responses on the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to examine the relationships between high school coursework and end-of-high school mathematics achievement. The findings showed that high-level coursework in mathematics and science were significantly related to mathematics achievement even ...
Is Medicare Affordable? A Policy Discussion About Challenges and Options

20 Jun 2016

The debate about Medicare’s future takes many forms. It is often linked to questions about financing – often couched in terms of the burdens on current and future taxpayers and the need to cut benefits. Are the current levels of benefits affordable over time? A set of issue briefs by ...
Instructional Practices That Integrate Equity-Centered Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning

21 Dec 2021

When students engage in SEL, they develop the social and emotional competencies (i.e., skills, attitudes, and knowledge) needed to be ready for and successful in college, careers, and life. This brief refines pioneering work on the integration of SEL with academics and specifically addresses 10 educator practices that promote social, ...
RTI Reaches Adolescence: Will It Make It to Adulthood? A Case for Cautious Optimism

30 Jun 2016

As response to intervention (RTI) grows into its adolescence, questions about efficacy and challenges with implementation have emerged. The Center on RTI hosted a webinar, during which panelists addressed findings from the recent Institute of Education Sciences' evaluation of RTI, as well as lessons learned from state and local evaluations ...
What’s Next for the Next Generation Science Standards?

22 Aug 2016

AIR is holding a conference on August 22-23, 2016 as an attempt to facilitate the transition from the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) content standards to NGSS assessments. Content and assessment leaders from about 10 states as well as nationally recognized NGSS experts and psychometricians will discuss what needs to ...
Youth Engagement in Practice

27 Dec 2021

Youth engagement is a “win-win proposition”—it benefits young people, adults, and organizations. AIR interviewed six youth development organizations in Chicago to learn about their youth engagement strategies. This brief highlights five youth engagement strategies.
Connected Educator Month 2016

01 Oct 2016

Connected Educator Month (CEM) is an annual, October-long collection of events and resources to connect educators and education stakeholders with professional learning experiences worldwide. Led by the American Institutes for Research, CEM 2016 seeks to create a more fully globally connected, evidence-based movement that fosters collaboration and innovation to transform ...
Reengage to Recover: How Social and Emotional Learning Helps ‘Change the Odds for Children and Youth’

20 Dec 2021

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation