Achievement Gaps: How Black and White Students in Public Schools Perform in Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress examines data from all "main NAEP" mathematics and reading assessments through 2007, supplemented by data from long-term trend NAEP results through 2004. ...
Survey experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss a variety of topics, including measurement errors and questionnaire evaluation, during the American Association for Public Opinion Research's (AAPOR) 68th annual conference May 16-19 in Boston.
Research findings about teachers and teacher labor markets sometimes seem to defy conventional wisdom. Dan Goldhaber, director of CALDER at the American Institutes for Research and the Center for Education Data & Research at the University of Washington, explores competition for teacher labor in this last of three Education Week ...
The creation and widespread adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) has ushered in a significant change in education policy leading to great interest in tracking its impact on student achievement. However, throughout this transition to the CCSS, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) will continue to be ...
The annual Indicators of School Crime and Safety report, co-produced by AIR, was released today by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The report presents the most current data on crime and safety at schools and on college campuses from the perspectives of students, ...
Matthew Clifford, Ph.D., a senior research scientist at AIR, will discuss what research shows about various approaches for evaluating school principals during a panel discussion hosted by the National Association of Elementary School Principals' (NAESP) during its National Leaders Conference on July 14, 2011. ...
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.
In a Hill briefing, “Healthier and Wealthier, or Sicker and Poorer? Prospects for Medicare Beneficiaries Now and in the Future,” AIR Vice President Marilyn Moon describes the impact some cost-saving proposals now before Congress would have on many Medicare recipients. [video available]
Dr. David Osher, a vice president at AIR and an expert on children’s mental health, behavioral and development issues, will discuss strategies for reducing high school ...
Evidence plays a critical role in designing and implementing approaches that accelerate learning and provide all students with equal access to a quality education. This blog post describes some of what AIR has learned about the approaches in the federal agenda.