Teach For America (TFA), the alternative certification program that places intensively selected recent college graduates and midcareer professionals into classrooms serving high-need students, requires a two-year commitment from the corps members it places in regions across the country. This report examines low retention, a major point of criticism directed at ...
The National Assessment of Educational Progress is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. This paper describes a feasibility study to determine whether measurement at the lower end of the student distribution, including measurement ...
Researchers from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will present on a variety of education issues during the 2011 Office of Special Education Programs' (OSEP) Project Directors' Conference, which is being held July 18-20, 2011 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
A new report conducted by AIR's Mark Schneider shows there is wide variation in the income of recent graduates of Colorado’s colleges and universities, with those receiving an Associate of Applied Sciences degree typically earning more than those with a Bachelor’s degree during their first year in the workforce. ...
The Network of Consumer Hearing Assistive Technology Trainers (N-CHATT) is a partnership between AIR, Gallaudet University, and the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). N-CHATT trains people affected by hearing loss to support and empower individuals in their communities to find, evaluate, use, and advocate for hearing assistive technology. ...
In this blog post, AIR scholar Audrey Peek explores income-share agreements (ISAs), a private form of financial aid that offers cash for college now in return for a percentage of students’ future earnings over a set time. Peek contends ISAs are an innovative way to pay for college that might ...
Dr. Gary Phillips, a nationally known expert on educational assessments and a vice president with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), will offer his insights on "The Past and Future of Reading in America: The Big Picture" during his keynote address November 22nd at the West Virginia Reading Association's annual ...
The U.S. Department of Education commissioned AIR to evaluate the Title III program to determine how, and how well, states are implementing Title III provisions, how state policy translates into district practices, and how well ELLs are mastering grade level content and improving their English language proficiency. ...
While the special education community awaits reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), new provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) could have positive impacts on special education, students with disabilities, and possibly the IDEA itself. In this blog post, Teri Marx says that without explicitly addressing ...
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.