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President Barack Obama plans to use his State of the Union address to the nation on Tuesday evening, January 25, 2011 to outline revisions in federal education policy that will support efforts to “out educate” other countries in an effort to spur U.S. economic revival and increase its global competitiveness. ...
On June 7, 2023, The COVID-19 and Equity in Education (CEE) initiative hosted the second Research Spotlight webinar of this series, a discussion with two researchers from the University of California–Davis about research approaches to Black girls’ well-being and Latino academic resilience.
Experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will give presentations on a wide range of health issues, such as promoting high-value choices to consumers and challenges for assessing the performance of the Health Insurance Exchanges, at the AcademyHealth 2013 Annual Research Meeting to be held ...
Achieving universal literacy is one of the international community’s most engaging and admirable aspirations. AIR implemented the USAID-funded Teacher Citizen Participation Project (2011-2018)—known as Proyecto EducAcción.
Guido Cataife is a vice president and the program area lead for the Evaluation, Methods, and Analytics program area within the Health Division at AIR. He oversees a portfolio of approximately 20 projects with a focus on health economics. This includes the operations of health care payment and delivery models, ...
Beatrice Birman is an AIR Institute Fellow with three decades of experience evaluating education programs. Her areas of expertise include federal education policy, programs for students placed at risk, school reform, and teachers' professional development. She has conducted national evaluations of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I, ...
Two experts from AIR are being recognized by their peers for their excellence in and contributions to education research. Michael Garet and David Osher have been selected as American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellows, joining 22 other scholars and experts from around the country to receive this honor. ...
English learners face disproportionate educational challenges because they must master subject-matter content while also developing English proficiency. The Study of Practices for English Learners is funded by the Institute of Education Sciences and examines key policies, practices, and activities related to ELs nationwide. ...
Deliberating the pros and cons of medical evidence to govern treatment decisions decreases the public’s willingness to rely solely on patient choices, especially when those choices can harm the individual or the larger community.