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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!

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Report: Key Findings on Institutional Transformation from the Frontier Set

This report from AIR and the Frontier Set Network presents key findings focused on how institutions and system offices committed to eliminating race, ethnicity, and income as predictors of student success have changed and lessons learned.

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In the News: Study Shows that FAFSA Verification Doesn’t Lead to Lower Enrollment

This recent article which quotes AIR’s Alberto-Guzman, presents findings from a recent study which found that FAFSA verification did not lower the likelihood of college attendance in either the short-term or the long-term.

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Brief: More to the Retention Story: Second-to-Third Year Retention at 4-year Institutions

In this brief, AIR’s McCall Pitcher and Kelle Parsons analyze data from the Postsecondary Data Partnership to generate insights around retention at 17 four-year institutions.  

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Brief: Postsecondary Competency-Based Education: A Primer for Policymakers

This new brief from AIR and the Center for Higher Education Policy and Practice (CHEPP) outlines what competency-based education is, how it works, the potential benefits to learners, and how institutional practice is driven by federal higher education policy.

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Ascendium Resources: Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learning Success

AIR worked with Ascendium Education Group on rural program profiles which highlight the Building Evidence to Increase Learner Success Initiative. Their resource library also includes other rural learning resources. 

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Article: Advanced Placement Calculus and Science Coursetaking and Choosing a STEM Major/ Occupation

This research article from an AIR research team explored whether there is a causal connection between AP STEM coursetaking and the choice of a STEM college major or STEM occupation.

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