Staff from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss school research and its application during the Association for Education Finance and Policy's 37th Annual Conference, to be held March 15-17, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Boston in Boston, MA.
This spotlight takes a look at the history of Title I, how the program has changed over time, and how it affects children, schools, families and education policy. Experts weigh in on the program's past and future in interviews, briefs, and blogs.
Experts with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss a variety of education research topics during the annual Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) conference taking place at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, TX, March 13-15.
Biological drugs, or biologics, are innovative therapies for people with debilitating and life-threatening diseases; but these drugs are expensive. In this Q&A, AIR’s Thiyagu Rajakannan, senior researcher and lead for Drug Coverage and Payment Practice in the Health Division at AIR, explains how lower-cost versions of these drugs and promising ...
Student participation in school choice programs authorized by the No Child Left Behind Act was hindered because parents did not receive clear and timely communication from schools, according to a new report issued today by the U.S. Department of Education.
Experts with AIR will explore a variety of education research and finance topics during the 42nd annual Association for Education Finance and Policy conference in Washington, DC, March 16-18. This year’s conference theme is “Education Policy and Research in the Post-Obama Era,” and will focus on how the leadership shift ...
Dr. Jane Hannaway, a vice president at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and director the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), has been elected president of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP).
How do the condition, design, and use of facilities affect student achievement, teacher quality, teacher retention, and community support? In this blog post, Mark Schneider notes that this is a critical issue that too few understand, and suggests we need to know much more about the condition of our school ...
Tammy Kolbe is a principal researcher at AIR, specializing in evaluating the resources and costs associated with effectively implementing policies and programs in PK-16 educational organizations. A particular focus of her work has been funding and costs for special education programs for children with disabilities, having led multiple projects that ...
Karla López de Nava studies health policy with a focus on Medicare payment models. She uses advanced statistical analyses to evaluate value-based care models on their design, operation, and implementation. Prior to joining AIR, she was a vice president at the Lewin Group.