AIR and Turnaround for Children have authored two white papers to support districts who are applying for the Race to the Top – District (RTTD) competition. The two white papers provide guidelines for establishing foundational conditions as outlined by RTTD and for using a specific set of metrics to measure ...
Robert Nathenson is a senior researcher at AIR. He has over 10 years of experience in the execution of rigorous econometric and behavioral science techniques to applied policy questions in the postsecondary education, pre-k-12 education, and health fields. Dr. Nathenson regularly conducts research using both experimental and quasi-experimental designs. His ...
Tammy Kolbe is a principal researcher at AIR, specializing in evaluating the resources and costs associated with effectively implementing policies and programs in PK-16 educational organizations. A particular focus of her work has been funding and costs for special education programs for children with disabilities, having led multiple projects that ...
Mary Kay Dugan is a managing technical assistant consultant at AIR. She is passionate about identifying evidence-based promising practices and translating them into policies and effective programs focused on underserved populations including disadvantaged youth and young adults. Dugan has over 30 years of experience helping federal, state, and local governments ...
Christina Yancey, an expert at conducting and directing evaluations of workforce development programs and policies, is joining AIR as a vice president, leading AIR’s workforce program area.
The Funding Formula Study Task Force (FFSTF), appointed by the New Mexico State Legislature and the Governor, and under the direction of the Legislative Council Service, commissioned AIR to conduct a comprehensive study on the current New Mexico public school funding formula.
In 2014, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal launched the High Demand Career Initiative (HDCI) to hear directly from businesses about their training and workforce development needs. With HDCI funding support, WorkSource Georgia Mountains partnered with Maher & Maher (now part of AIR) in November 2017 to help the region develop and ...
In 2016, more than one quarter of adults had a nondegree credential—including a postsecondary certificate, occupational license, or occupational certification—according to the latest results from the National Household Education Surveys. This report summarizes key findings from the 2016 Adult Training and Education Survey, which gathered nationally representative data on U.S. ...
This spotlight takes a look at the history of Title I, how the program has changed over time, and how it affects children, schools, families and education policy. Experts weigh in on the program's past and future in interviews, briefs, and blogs.
AIR education finance experts will present on a variety of topics at the 47th annual Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) conference, March 17-19 at the Hilton Denver City Center in Denver, Co. This year’s conference theme is “Assessing the Responses of Education Finance and Policy to the Dual ...