Read Mark Schneider's testimony to the House Subcommittee on Higher Education at a hearing to examine transparency and accountability in higher education, as well as protecting student privacy.
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A transcript of testimony by Jane Hannaway on education research and student privacy, presented to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 10:00am.
Dr. Mark Schneider, President of College Measures and a Vice President at AIR, testified May 6, 2015 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions on the need to make consumer information more readily available for those pursuing a postsecondary education, including associate’s degrees and certificates. These are his remarks.
In January 27, 2015 testimony before a U.S. Senate committee considering revisions to the No Child Left Behind Act, Dan Goldhaber cautions that moving away from annual student testing could make it harder to accurately measure teacher effectiveness.
Congress enacted the Sustainable Growth Rate in 1997 to control Medicare spending on physician services. In testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives, AIR's Marilyn Moon called the SGR's physician cost limits “poor public policy” but cautioned that any revisions should not be used as a rationale for "reducing valuable benefits to our most vulnerable citizens.”
Medicare expert Marilyn Moon testifies on how the United States can improve its system of long term services and supports, focusing on broad solutions along with Medicare improvements.
David Osher addresses the tragedy at Sandy Hook and the research around creating safe school environments. Stating that there are no quick fixes or easy solutions to respond to the tragedy at Sandy Hook – or any of the other school shootings that have abruptly altered so many lives he asserts there are steps we can take to change the school environment so that students and teachers feel safe.
In this testimony, AIR expert Marilyn Moon discusses the context and rationale for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and identifies practical issues and concerns to be addressed.
This testimony summarizes recent and ongoing research studies conducted by AIR and others for the U.S. Department of Education on school turnaround.
AIR expert Gary Phillips testifies on No Child Left Behind and the reauthorization of the ESEA, stating that No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has a large loophole that can be closed with the reauthorization of the ESEA; and proposing that Congress encourage states to abandon outmoded paper/pencil-base