AIR has welcomed four nationally renowned experts as AIR Fellows to collaborate across the institution on mission-focused projects and initiatives: Sudhanshu (Ashu) Handa, Robert (Bob) Kim, Karen Pittman, and Rashawn Ray.
Doug Fuchs and Lynn Fuchs, nationally renowned researchers and experts in the education of students with learning disabilities, will join the AIR in August as Institute Fellows. The Fuchs will lead and participate in projects in AIR’s education practice, with a focus on special education.
AIR is pleased to announce that Dr. Diane August, an education expert with extensive background in the development of language and literacy in second-language learners, is joining AIR as a managing researcher and will guide the organization's English Language Learners (ELLs) efforts.
Experts from AIR and their work will be highlighted at several sessions during the annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, being held April 21-26, 2022, in San Diego, California and virtually. AIR is a Platinum sponsor of the event.
AIR is announcing changes to its senior leadership team that elevates two nationally recognized experts in their fields. Jessica Heppen, a highly regarded expert in education research, has been named Senior Vice President for Research and Evaluation, effective January 1, 2020. She will work closely with Jessica Johnson, Senior Vice ...
Jessica Heppen, a nationally recognized expert in education research, policy, and practice, is the president & CEO of AIR. Dr. Heppen been with AIR for 20 years and, in that time, has held several key roles during her tenure.
Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to education research and evaluation, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) today announced that the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) has relocated to AIR, effective July 18, 2011.
Statistical experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss big data, nonresponse bias, survey research, and findings from AIR’s Project Talent at the 2014 Joint Statistical Meetings hosted by the American Statistical Association on August 2-7 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, MA. ...
To help inform public understanding and policymaking at a time when the nation is increasingly concerned about education, AIR is launching the Education Policy Center. The new Center will provide rigorous impartial research and evidence-based perspectives on both pressing and perennial education issues spanning preschool through college. The Center will ...
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is hosting a book signing reception honoring AIR experts involved in the release of books that examine education reform in New York City, how educational and assistive technologies are driving innovation, the impact of school leadership on teaching and learning and a guide for ...