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Grounded in Practice, Informed by Research

Welcome to CARPE, the AIR center committed to improving postsecondary education for today’s students by generating rigorous evidence and helping those in the field connect research and practice. Watch this video to learn more!

See our latest infographic and video about Social Network Analysis

Research suggests that the structure of relationships may have meaningful implications for what can be accomplished by a network. Click the link to learn more.

Read AIR’s Latest Op-Ed

Three Ways States Can Help Community College Transfer Students Complete Their Bachelor’s Degrees

Distance Education Data Collection

Given the COVID-19 pandemic, data on distance education is in high demand. Check out this AIR-operated website that provides useful information on distance education data collected through IPEDS.

A Call to Action

Black, Latinx and Indigenous students are hardest hit by practices and policies that result in credit loss when they transfer. To reduce this disproportionate impact from COVID-19, CARPE and AIR stand with our fellow Scaling Partner Members in releasing our shared call to action. Click hereto read about actions policy and higher education leaders should take.

The Relative Returns to Credit- and Non-Credit-Bearing Credentials

An increasing number of middle-skill workers are pursuing non-credit-bearing training. Read our new report to learn more about the utility of these kinds of programs, compared with credit-bearing training programs, as well as policy implications of this growing trend.

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