Shannon L. Russell is a senior researcher at AIR. She has over 10 years of experience conducting school-based research with expertise in adolescent and child social development as well as methodological strengths in survey development and quantitative analysis. Currently, Dr. Russell provides expert support for multiple longitudinal studies conducted by ...
In 2008, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) launched a diagnostic assessment program in which teachers in Grades K–8 classrooms administered commercially available interim assessments to their students. Results from each test were available to teachers, who were expected to use them to diagnose students’ strengths and weaknesses and adjust ...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has awarded AIR a grant to create the National Center on Response to Intervention. The five-year, $14.2 million grant will enable AIR's new center to serve as a central source of in-depth knowledge, expertise, and research on response ...
In 2014, the Equity Project at AIR hosted its first Research Roundtable. There, some of the nation’s top educational researchers drafted a research agenda addressing some of the long-term challenges facing American public schools educating students from low-income and minority families. Leaving micro-reforms to others, we asked tough questions that ...
Experts from AIR will deliver presentations on educational assessment industry topics during the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) 2017 Innovations in Testing Conference March 5-8, in Scottsdale, AZ. The theme of the conference is “Leading the Conversation,” and will showcase innovation, explore best practices, and present case studies for assessment ...
May 17 marks the 66th anniversary of the historic 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education. The court’s unanimous ruling outlawed racial segregation in public schools, citing a violation of the equal protection clause under the Fourteenth Amendment.
This Statistics in Brief analyzes student's participation in summer activities compared by two socioeconomic characteristics - household poverty status and parents' highest level of education. Data for socioeconomic characteristics was gathered from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 while data related to summer activity participation was collected ...
Technology Solutions incorporates user experience and learning experience design to create elegant, user-friendly products that deliver on their intended learning outcomes and audiences. We focus on agile delivery practices, 508-compliance, and strong technical project management processes to deliver efficient solutions in support of our teams and projects. ...
Researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and funders are increasingly aware of the powerful potential for summertime experiences and the need to design, implement, and continuously improve summertime experiences for all.
Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, director of AIR’s Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (AIR CARES) and a practicing physician at Heartland Alliance Health in Chicago, discusses her personal experience in treating patients with addiction and how research can help tackle the opioid epidemic. ...