American Institutes for Research Staff Participate in Annual Conference of the Education Writers Association

Washington, D.C. – Staff from the American Institutes for Research will participate in the annual conference of the Education Writers Association (EWA) April 7-9, 2011, in New Orleans, La. The association represents journalists throughout the United States who cover education issues.

Sessions include:

Thursday, April 7
1:15 – 2:30 pm
Using Social Media to Convey Your Message
Patrick Riccards, executive director of Communications and Public Affairs at AIR, will offer tips on essential marketing tools such as using Twitter and blogging.

Saturday, April 9
8:00 – 9:15 am
Where Do We Stand? America’s Ranking in the World
Gary Phillips, vice president and chief scientist at AIR, offers comments on where America stacks up with the rest of the world on test scores and other international benchmarks, and what the rankings mean.


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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