The initiatives to enhance adult learning program accountability and assessment systems of the following states are described in this paper: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia.
The American Institutes for Research invites you to a panel discussion on adult charter schools’ potential to prepare adult learners for today’s jobs. The conversation will emphasize Washington, D.C.—the national leader with 11 such schools.
As the number of telehealth services increased during the COVID-19 public health emergency, so did concerns that such expansion may lead to an increase in fraud and abuse, particularly within the Medicare program. To ascertain whether this increase has been associated with the unnecessary or excessive use of healthcare, health ...
Nearly 10 percent of pregnant women develop gestational diabetes, and up to 30 percent of those will develop Type 2 diabetes as they age. Yet many of these women do not check their blood glucose levels as often as they should. AIR researchers studied why women at high risk avoid testing.
Saida Mamedova is a senior psychometrician/statistician with experience in complex survey and assessment data analysis, survey questionnaire and sampling design, technical writing, and disclosure risk analysis. Since joining AIR in 2009, she has supported a number of administrative, longitudinal, and household surveys in analyst and survey design capacities. Mamedova's experience with ...
Most research and practice in second language learning supports the theory that literacy in one language assists literacy development in another language. The reverse hypothesis also is believed to be true—a lack of literacy skills in the native language hinders literacy development in the second language. The “What Works” Study ...
Paul Giguere is a senior director of the Technology Solutions group at AIR. Responsibilities include providing leadership and guidance in the application of learning technologies to distance learning, digital learning, e-learning, training, technical assistance, adult learning, and professional development. Dr. Giguere oversees the Learning Technologies Team, which develops and implements ...