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The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas exists to improve the performance of students, adults, and public agencies.

https://aai.ku.edu/
Congratulations to Lisa Dieker, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor in Special Education and director of AAI’s Flexible Learning through Innovations in Technology & Education (FLITE), for receiving the 2025 Romaine P. Mackie Leadership Award from the Division of Leaders and Legacy!
March 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Social work and its guiding principles drive many of our centers' initiatives, and we are fortunate to have dedicated social work professionals among our researchers and employees.
March 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🎉 Happy National TRIO Day! 🎉

AAI's Center for Educational Opportunity Programs proudly houses KU TRIO programs, working to support first-generation students, low-income students, and students with disabilities on their path to higher education.
February 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
AAI's Center for Educational Opportunity Programs (CEOP) is partnering with Haskell Indian Nations University's TRIO Student Support Services for a special event recognizing the impact of TRIO programs on student success.
February 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We are proud that three AAI researchers are keynote speakers at this year’s CEC Special Education Convention & Expo.
February 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Facilitated through AAI's Center for Educational Opportunity Programs, the Jerry Bailey Educational Opportunity Scholarship provides financial support for low-income and first-generation students as they pursue an undergraduate degree at the University of Kansas.

ceop.ku.edu/scholarship
January 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A reflection on the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from AAI Director Neal Kingston.
January 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
View images from Radlab!'s opening night in 2023 to see firsthand the vibrant results of the students' efforts.

aai.ku.edu/news/article...
July 24, 2024 at 5:35 PM
In Applied Innovations, we get to know some of the talented members of our team and their projects, across our many centers and various areas of impact.

Today we meet Hilary Cook-Borg, a Graphic Designer with
AAI's Center for Educational Opportunity Programs

aai.ku.edu/applied-inno...
July 16, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Learn about AAI's Arts & Humanities Grant, including a look at past winners.

aai.ku.edu/arts-humanit...
June 11, 2024 at 3:52 PM
By partnering with educators, researchers, psychometricians, policy makers, and more, Kite Suite is able to deliver high-quality, large-scale assessments that go above guidelines and standards.

Learn about the Kite Suite from AAI's Assessment & Technology Solutions.

aai.ku.edu/how-ats-kite...
December 6, 2023 at 5:44 PM
The final 2023 session of Center for Educational Opportunity Programs' Antiracism in Data Management will feature Columbia University Professor and Director of the Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Urban and Minority Education Ezekiel Dixon-Román.

Register here:

kansas.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 18, 2023 at 3:27 PM
AAI's Center for Educational Opportunity Programs has selected 12 new honorees to appear on their annual I Am First Too poster. This poster honors KU first-generation students, alumni, faculty, and staff who have excelled as role models, leaders, and advocates of first-generation student success.
September 20, 2023 at 7:18 PM
Our Strategic Centers are involved in testing and evaluation, education opportunity programs, education research, family optimization, software development, and more.

aai.ku.edu/centers
September 20, 2023 at 3:16 PM
AAI's Center for Learner Agency Research and Action (CLARA) is hosting a Montessori Research Symposium as part of its larger Montessori Research Retreat. The Montessori Research Symposium includes a KU Community Invited Session.

Learn more:

clara.ku.edu/Montessori-r...
September 18, 2023 at 9:02 PM
The Secretary also met with researchers including AAI Directors and School of Education and Human Sciences faculty.
September 7, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Cardona’s visit to campus focused on diversity, access to education, and family engagement, specifically emphasizing federal TRIO programs' roles in addressing these issues.

aai.ku.edu/us-secretary...
September 7, 2023 at 9:53 PM
It was inspiring and refreshing to hear Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speak on campus earlier this week, as part of the launch for his Back to School Bus tour.

aai.ku.edu/us-secretary...
September 7, 2023 at 9:52 PM
"We have been able to enhance and grow our Kite Suite solution, providing many new features for the outstanding educators we support through both the Kansas Assessment Program and Dynamic Learning Maps."

aai.ku.edu/aai-10-year-...

#10YearsofAAI #AspireAchieveInspire
August 30, 2023 at 9:30 PM
One month until the proposal deadline for AAI's Arts & Humanities grant.

aai.ku.edu/aai-arts-hum...
August 28, 2023 at 7:32 PM
We are just over a month away from the proposal deadline for AAI's Arts & Humanities Grant.

https://aai.ku.edu/aai-arts-humanities-grant
August 21, 2023 at 1:34 PM
AAI's Assessment & Technology Solutions seeks to add a Curriculum and Assessment Specialist-Item Writer to join their growing team.

https://employment.ku.edu/jobs/staff/curr-and-assessment-specialist-item-writer/25693br
August 9, 2023 at 6:12 PM
According to Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer, "AAI and its centers have been and will continue to be essential partners in building an exceptional learning community at KU."

#10YearsofAAI #AspireAchieveInspire

https://aai.ku.edu/aai-10-year-anniversary
August 9, 2023 at 3:50 PM