American Institutes for Research Supports Foundation for Excellence in Education’s Selection of Top Florida Teachers

Washington, D.C. – The American Institutes for Research (AIR) provided research support to the Foundation for Excellence in Education (Foundation) to assist in its selection of Florida teachers whose students made the most progress in reading and/or math from one year to the next for three consecutive years.">

For the last two years, AIR partnered with the Foundation to develop a statistically-sound growth model to measure annual academic growth of Florida students in reading and math using four years of data provided by the Florida Department of Education. Based on the results of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, the students of the 2010 Excel Award winning teachers learned at least 1.5 times – or 50 percent more – than the average student for three consecutive years.">

The Foundation, chaired by former Florida governor Jeb Bush, announced the 76 recipients of the 2010 Excel Award on October 13, 2010. The 2010 Excel Awardees will be honored during an evening Celebration of Teaching on Saturday, October 30, 2010 in Orlando, Florida.">

The names of the 2010 Excel Award winners are available on the Foundation’s website, www.ExcelinEd.org.">

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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