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This technical report provides detailed information about the sample, survey instruments, and resultant data for the 2022 American Instructional Resources Surveys (AIRS) that were administered to principals and teachers in spring 2022 via the RAND Corporation's American Educator Panels (AEP).

The 2022 AIRS focused on the usage of, perceptions of, and supports for instructional materials used in English language arts, mathematics, and science kindergarten through grade 12 (K–12) classrooms and social studies kindergarten through grade 5 (K–5) classrooms across the United States. The results are intended to inform policy and education practice related to the use of instructional resources.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter One

    American Instructional Resources Surveys: 2022 Technical Documentation

  • Chapter Two

    American Instructional Resources Surveys: Teacher Survey Results

  • Chapter Three

    American Instructional Resources Surveys: Principal Survey Results

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The research described in this report was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation and conducted by RAND Education and Labor.

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