Video of a Teacher Quality Forum Jointly Hosted by AIR and Education Week Now Available Online
Washington, D.C. – An online video is now available for a forum sponsored jointly by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Education Week entitled “Searching for Solutions: An Evidence-Based Dialogue on Teacher Quality.”
Panelists for the December 11, 2007 presentation and discussion include Michelle Rhee, chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools, leading education researchers and senior staff members of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Labor.
The video of the forum is available on the Education Week Web site.
Lynn Olson of Education Week served as the moderator of the discussion. Panelists were:
- Beatrice Birman, AIR
- Alice Johnson Cain, Senior Education Policy Advisor, Committee on Education and Labor
- Dan Goldhaber, University of Washington
- Susan Moore Johnson, Harvard University
- Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, AIR
- Michelle Rhee, Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools
- Brad Thomas, Professional Staff Member, Committee on Education and Labor
Education Week
Education Week, American education's newspaper of record, is published by Editorial Projects in Education Inc. EPE also publishes Teacher Magazine, edweek.org and Agent K-12, as well as special reports on issues ranging from technology to textbooks, as well as books of special interest to educators. It is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization based in Washington, D.C.
About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is an independent, nonpartisan not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research on important social issues and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education, and workforce productivity.
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