January 2021

The Latest News and Information

from the American Institutes for Research

EDUCATION

How Positive Reinforcement Can Keep Students Engaged in a Virtual Setting

Keeping students meaningfully engaged is always challenging, but distance learning brings new obstacles. Luckily, many of the strategies educators use for in-person learning can be applied in virtual environments, too. 

INTERNATIONAL

Conditional Cash Transfer for Educating Syrians and Other Refugees in Turkey 

Syrian children face several obstacles in enrolling in Turkey’s public schools. The Conditional Cash Transfer for Education aims to address these barriers by providing bimonthly cash payments to eligible households. AIR conducted a rigorous program evaluation that explored the program’s relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, coherence and coordination, and sustainability.  

EDUCATION | HEALTH

To What Extent Does In-Person Schooling Contribute to the Spread of COVID-19?

School districts with contact-tracing data are finding that infected students and teachers have lower rates of spreading COVID-19 when proper measures are taken. AIR’s Dan Goldhaber co-authored a recent CALDER Center working paper on the topic with researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Washington.  

WORKFORCE

Methods in a Minute: Social Network Analysis 

Social network analysis is a relationship-mapping research method that allows researchers to find and analyze patterns within a group. In the latest from our Methods in a Minute series, learn how the method can meaningfully inform policy suggestions and more.

Meet Karen Francis: In this Q&A, AIR Director of Diversity and Inclusion Karen Francis explains how diversity, equity, and inclusion are strategically embedded within AIR, and how vital that is for real progress.

Ensuring Vaccine Acceptance. In an op-ed for the Baltimore Sun, AIR’s Amanda Latimore explains why building community trust is an essential tool to COVID-19 vaccine distribution—and beyond.

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