AIR will host the annual conference of the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies Dec. 10–11 at the Key Bridge Marriot Hotel in Arlington, VA. AIR President and CEO David Myers will deliver introductory remarks for the event, titled “What We Need Skills for: The PIACC Research Conference ...
American Institutes for Research experts will participate in the 2015 Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education, a gathering aimed at seeking agile approaches to research and development that will improve education practices. Participants reflect a broad cross section of education experts, from researchers to practitioners and policymakers, who will ...
Susan Bowles Therriault, a principal researcher at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and an expert on student dropout prevention, discussed early warning systems to help identify students who may leave school before they graduate during a panel discussion at the Building a GradNation Summit in Washington D.C. ...
AIR policy experts will present at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management’s (APPAM) annual conference, being held November 6-8, 2014, in Albuquerque, NM, at the Albuquerque Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel.
AIR has launched a new database that will facilitate research on the COVID-19 pandemic, educational outcomes, and the pursuit of equity in communities around the country. The COVID-19 Longitudinal Deep Dive Database draws from datasets across multiple sectors and will allow researchers to capture a broad view of trends before, ...
Staff from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss a wide range of research findings – from the effects on students of taking an online Algebra I course to the impact of classroom instruction – during the Society for Research on Education Effectiveness' (SREE) Spring Conference, to be held ...
Steven Hurlburt and Mark Schneider of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss key issues facing higher education's stakeholders during separate appearances at the May 17-19, 2012 National Seminar of the Education Writers Association, where leading U.S. education journalists meet to strengthen their writing and reporting skills, learn from ...
Education technology experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will present at the Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) 2012 K-12 Technology Leadership Conference, which will be held March 5-7, 2012, in Washington, DC.
For the first time in Oregon history, blind students now have access to the state's online adaptive test system. The new OAKS Online Braille Interface, designed by Oregon's test vendor and partner American Institutes for Research, allows Oregon's blind students to access the same online test and the same ...
Dr. Gary W. Phillips, a chief scientist at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), will participate in a forum on "Remaining Competitive in a Flat World: The Crisis in American Education and Its Implications for the Economy." The Friday, June 27, 2008 event is made possible by The Library of ...