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.
Like all organizations and institutions, AIR is responding to the global coronavirus pandemic. In these most unusual circumstances, we remain committed to improving people’s lives through research, evaluation, and technical assistance and serving the needs of our communities, our clients, and our partners. Read a message from our CEO, David ...
To advance the production of high-quality information on the economic costs and benefits of implementing educational and other social programs, experts from AIR, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University convened a panel of experts in designing and conducting economic evaluations of educational and social programs to develop the Standards ...
Jeffrey L. Molter, an award-winning health communications expert with extensive experience addressing the needs of health care providers and patients, has joined the American Institutes for Research (AIR) as a member of its senior health communications team.
As states, districts and schools embark on the personalized learning journey, it is critical to ensure a strong foundation that includes embracing culturally responsive learning, social-emotional approaches, and flexible learning environments allowing for anywhere, anytime learning.
Raising awareness and increasing the understanding of mental health can change the way society views and responds to this complex issue. AIR promotes positive mental health through school and community-based approaches involving youth, families, school, health care providers, and other stakeholders.
The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments provides a range of resources and expertise on emotional and physical safety, bullying, cyberbullying, substance use prevention, crisis response, and building trauma-sensitive schools.
Now more than ever, districts and schools need to use data to support students in completing high school and positioning themselves for success after graduation. To help address this urgent need, AIR has joined eight partner organizations to launch the GRAD Partnership for Student Success. AIR’s participation with this effort ...
The Communities for Just Schools Fund's Allison R. Brown speaks with David Osher, vice president and Institute Fellow at AIR, about social-emotional learning and its impact on students and teachers alike over the years.
Melissa Scardaville is a principal researcher and qualitative sociologist responsible for directing innovative behavioral science projects and tasks to understand the experiences and behaviors of others. She has expertise in developing data collection protocols and procedures; conducting and analyzing interviews and focus groups; conducting and analyzing survey data; authoring reports ...