Lynn Mellor is a principal researcher at AIR, where she provides overall leadership for all aspects of the analytic technical support and research and evaluation studies for the REL Southwest. Dr. Mellor’s responsibilities include managing the coordination and implementation of analytic technical support with research alliance members. In addition, she conducts ...
Researchers from AIR played a major role in the writing, editing and production of a recently released National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) report, NCES Handbook of Survey Methods. The handbook, last updated in 2003, provides researchers with the most current information available on NCES' methodologies for survey design, data ...
Generation Y public school teachers—those born between 1977 and 1995—have been serving students for nearly a decade now, represent an increasingly large proportion of the teaching workforce. Five key insights about Gen Y require workplaces that ensure teachers receive regular feedback on their effectiveness; support peer learning and ...
Many lower-income New Mexicans eligible for subsidies—especially racial/ethnic minorities and those living in rural areas—didn’t initially sign up for coverage when it was offered in 2014. AIR and its research partner assessed why and recommended how New Mexico could tailor outreach and support increased enrollment. ...
CS@AIR supports several alliances, consortia, and communities of practice. We serve various roles depending on the focus, organization, and membership, including as a facilitator, expert consultant, or evaluator.
Passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) means significant changes for states, districts, and educational program developers. AIR is well-equipped to support states and districts that are implementing ESSA requirements, and program developers who want to ensure their services qualify for federal funding. ...
Results indicating that teacher certification and subject-area expertise were associated with higher mathematics test scores will be among the findings released this week by the American Institutes for Research at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers are uniquely positioned to improve college and career readiness for all students, and yet major federal and state education reforms, such as the Common Core State Standards, teacher evaluation and ESEA flexibility have paid insufficient attention to direct supports for CTE teachers.
This brief is ...
Robin Gwathney is a senior TA consultant in the Human Services Division, Workforce Development program at AIR. Her primary responsibilities include data management and analysis, and content research and resource development. Gwathney also supports project planning and qualitative research and analysis‐related activities. She has extensive experience in capacity building and ...
The 2012 Mentoring Enhancement Demonstration program was designed to strengthen existing youth mentoring programs across the United States. In this Q&A, Manolya Tanyu describes the effectiveness of the programmatic enhancements—and the challenges of implementing them across a wide array of youth mentoring organizations. ...