www.edupolicycenter.org Our first series focuses on social-emotional learning, a critical set of skills for succeeding academically and in civic life.

Episode One: A Head and Heart Issue
What is social-emotional learning and what does it look like in practice? AIR’s David Osher and Cleveland Public Schools' CEO Eric Gordon discuss.

AIR's EdCast: Social & Emotional Learning #1 - A Head and Heart Issue

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Our first podcast series focuses on social-emotional learning, a critical set of skills for succeeding academically and in civic life.

Episode Two: A Key Ingredient to School Transformation and Success

AIR’s Kim Kendziora talks with Melissa Schlinger of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), lead partner in an eight-district demonstration program that aims to establish whether and how large urban school districts can make social and emotional learning a systemic support of their work. AIR has been evaluating this initiative since its inception. The results provide insight on how SEL can be a key ingredient to school transformation and success.

AIR's EdCast: Social & Emotional Learning #2 – A Key Ingredient to School Transformation and Success

AIR’s Peter Cookson talks with Education Policy Center and Center on Great Teachers and Leaders (GTL Center) Director Angela Minnici about the importance of providing all students with access to effective teachers and school leaders. The GTL Center is currently working closely with states to design and implement State Plans to Ensure Equitable Access, including identifying the root causes of inequitable access to effective educators in each state’s context.

AIR's EdCast - A Better Education Workforce

AIR’s Eboni Howard remembers listening to conversations about equity issues in the backseat of her parents’ car while growing up in Wisconsin. These conversations led Howard to a long career researching early care and child development, working to ensure that all children receive high-quality early experiences—regardless of race, ethnicity, income, or zip code. In this podcast, Howard and AIR’s Peter Cookson discuss what research has shown and the implications for policymakers.

AIR's EdCast: How Do We Ensure High-Quality Early Childhood Experiences for All Kids?

AIR's Dr. Roger Jarjoura discusses his experiences with a program in which formerly incarcerated men and women help people getting out of prison.

Roger Jarjoura: Helping Young Adults Stay Out of the Justice System

AIR managing researcher Kerstin Carlson Le Floch discusses the results from the Study of School Turnaround.

Kerstin Le Floch: Lesson #1 from The Study of School Turnaround

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Kerstin Le Floch: Lesson #3 from The Study of School Turnaround

Dr. Kerstin Carlson Le Floch describes how she became involved in school improvement research and a personal observation on high vs low-performing schools.

How Kerstin Carlson Le Floch Become Involved in School Improvement Research

Instructional coherence, needs assessment and using data for continuous improvement are three critical components of school improvement. Experts discuss the evidence and examples from AIR’s work in schools.

Setting the Stage for School: Three Key Ideas for School Improvement

To improve low-performing schools, principals must be strategic leaders who can share a vision for change. Learn what research shows and what AIR has observed through hands-on technical assistance.

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