Dr. Dwayne Norris, a vice president at the AIR, has been appointed to serve a five-year term as a public member of the Board of Examiners for the U.S. Foreign Service.
The CPA Exam is universally accepted by all 55 US state and territory boards of accountancy to support their licensing decisions. AIR recently helped the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants update their practice analysis of CPAs to reflect changes to the profession, with a focus on advancements in technology ...
On the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling that desegregated U.S. schools, AIR is awarding $5.8 million in grants to fund programs and initiatives to create more integrated, equitable education experiences for preK-12 public school students in the U.S.
AIR will release a new report on international benchmarking for 4th and 8th grade math students on June 16, 2009, which will be followed by a panel discussion that includes Massachusetts Commissioner of Education Mitch Chester and senior officials of the National Governors' Association (NGA) and the National Association of ...
The National Assessment Governing Board has recently turned increased attention towards the NAEP achievement levels and associated achievement level descriptors. This white paper offers two specific contributions for NAGB to consider as they move forward with plans to develop evidence to support removal of the trial status of the NAEP ...
Slides from a presentation on September 28, 2005 to the Advisory Board for the Long Term Outcomes for Children Receiving Preschool Intervention for Behavioral and Developmental Concerns Project in Cleveland, OH.
Amy H. Rathbun is a managing researcher who serves as the director of the Education Statistics Services Institute Network (ESSIN) contract in support of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and project director for AIR’s work on the ESSIN International Activities project.
At least half of states administer or are developing kindergarten entry assessments. In fall 2017 the Illinois State Board of Education began requiring teachers to report data on every child’s skills at kindergarten entry using the Kindergarten Individual Development Survey.
The Indiana Department of Education requested the Great Lakes Comprehensive Center (GLCC) assistance in conducting the academic standards and assessments study and preparing a proposal to the Indiana State Board of Education. GLCC identified and facilitated the department review of valuable resources for developing new standards for English language arts ...
Violence is a significant public health problem in the United States and around the world, affecting people from all walks of life. AIR supports the social media presence of the CDC project VetoViolence, which aims to stop violence before it starts.