American Institutes for Research Experts Available to Discuss President Obama’s 2013 Fiscal Year Federal Budget Proposal

Washington, D.C. – American Institutes for Research (AIR) experts in education, health, and human and social development will be available to help the news media examine the federal budget proposal for the 2013 fiscal year that President Barack Obama will present to Congress on Monday, February 13, 2012.

AIR’s broad range of experts includes: Marilyn Moon, a former public trustee for the Social Security and Medicare trust funds and a nationally recognized authority on health policy; Mark Schneider, former commissioner of the federal National Center for Education Statistics and an expert on higher education costs; and Joyce Burrell, former deputy commissioner of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services and an authority on youth development and juvenile justice.

Additional areas of staff expertise are: school finance; teacher and leader effectiveness; health care; student testing and assessment; the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act; and social, emotional and behavioral well-being.

News media wishing to speak with an AIR expert should contact Larry McQuillan by emailing lmcquillan@air.org or by calling (202) 403-5119.

About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education, and workforce productivity. For more information, visit www.air.org.

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