Thomas Snyder is a managing director at AIR, with over 40 years of experience in working with the federal statistical system. He serves as a project advisor and reviewer for the Data Analytic and Evaluation Studies project for the Department of Education Office of the Chief Data Officer and directs ...
A new analysis by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) shows 61 percent of those with a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) doctorate have careers outside of academia. Although most STEM Ph.D. programs require rigorous research training, 43 percent of graduates in non-academic careers say research and development is ...
The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) reauthorized the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, which funds state agencies that in turn provide grants to school districts and postsecondary institutions to implement career and technical education. AIR and its partners ...
Catherine Baker-Inzitari is a managing director in the Human Capital and Learning Solutions Hub within the Workforce Program Area at AIR. Her primary responsibilities include all aspects of business development, staff development, and eminence building. Baker-Inzitari applies her more than 25 years of leadership and talent development experience in leading ...
Despite recent increases, the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing Ph.D.s in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics continues to lag behind the overall population. In this video interview, Rachel Upton examines the role that historically black colleges and universities play in increasing STEM participation specifically among black students. ...
This rubric was developed by Chris Dede, Ed.D., for Learning Point Associates (now a part of AIR) as part of Policy Issues No. 15, “Making Educational Technology Work: State Policies in the North Central Region” (January 2004). It can be used to assess a state’s implementation of educational technology policies ...
In partnership with Harvard University’s Project on Workforce and its initiative on Reimagining the Economy, the PROMISE Center is examining how community colleges across the country approach and succeed with workforce training.
Jonathan A. Simonetta is Vice President, International Development at AIR. As Vice President, he mentors researchers, oversees projects, monitors overall project performance, and leads business development for our International Development Division.
This analysis used 20 years of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 panel using an individual fixed-effects regression strategy to estimate the returns to noncredit-bearing credential and licensure pathways compared with credit-bearing credential and associate degree programs. Our findings show that credit-bearing credentials yield an approximately equal likelihood to ...
Scientific and technological innovation arises from new approaches and diversity of ideas. Too few women and individuals of color pursue and complete STEM degrees, leaving an untapped talent pool. AIR hosted a discussion on October 8, 2014, to explore the hurdles underrepresented groups face when pursuing an academic STEM ...