For young people growing up in disadvantaged families, obtaining a college degree is the surest way to achieve upward mobility for themselves and their families. Yet, in spite of these incentives, young economically disadvantaged students lag substantially behind their middle- and upper-income counterparts in achieving postsecondary credentials, and minorities continue ...
We know that instructional quality exerts a key factor in influencing student achievement. In this blog post, Angela Minnici and Jenni Fipaza argue the need to better leverage teacher expertise to improve outcomes for all students by shifting the focus away from individual teacher performance to the collective performance of ...
Noelle Poirier is a senior researcher at AIR specializing in survey research. With over ten years of experience, she has a solid track record in primary data collection, project management, and program evaluation. Her role at AIR includes co-leading the Survey Research Learning Community (SRLC), which is dedicated to the ...
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) will co-host a forum on the role of education research in the No Child Left Behind era and beyond on May 13, 2008. Presenters include current and former ...
On Wednesday, February 6, 2013, Kristin Carman and Jill Mathews Yegian, co-directors of AIR’s Health Policy and Research Group, participated in a briefing hosted by Health Affairs, a leading journal of health policy thought and research.
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 ...
Thomas Workman is a principal communication researcher and evaluator at AIR. He develops, designs, and conducts formative and evaluative research in the areas of patient and consumer engagement, shared decision making, and patient-centered outcomes research. He is an advisor to AIR’s Center for Patient and Consumer Engagement, and has worked ...
Panelists will discuss Race to the Top Assessments: Common Core Standards and Their Impact on Student Testing at the Brookings Institution on Thursday, October 28.
Experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will participate in the 4th annual Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Research Conference, June 7-9, 2009, in Washington, D.C.