Uttara Balakrishnan is a senior research economist at AIR with over ten years of experience designing, implementing, and reviewing complex and challenging mixed methods impact and performance evaluations and formative research in developing countries using quantitative and qualitative methods. She specializes in quantitative methods and has extensive expertise in econometric ...
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, the National Center for the Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) will hold its 14th Annual Research Conference. The conference brings together prominent education researchers, funders, policymakers, and practitioners to learn about CALDER’s research and its implications for the field. ...
On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, from 9:00am to 10:30am ET, AIR will host a webinar presenting new findings from meta-analyses of various Food-for-Education projects. Participants will hear from a panel of experts presenting lessons learned related to COVID-19 disruptions and school closures; literacy interventions and their impact on student learning; ...
Christina Yancey is vice president of Employment and Economic Opportunity at AIR, where she leads efforts to expand economic mobility by aligning education, workforce, and community systems through place-based, data-driven innovations.Dr. Yancey leads a portfolio of more than 60 research and technical assistance projects spanning the full education-to-employment continuum—from educational ...
AIR is committed to increasing the effectiveness of education globally at all levels through the provision of safe, supportive, and unbiased learning environments. Our rigorous, state-of-the-art research and evaluation work provides important evidence for education policymakers and practitioners to use when answering crucial questions about program implementation, challenges, and solutions. ...
Janet Lundeen is an organizational leader in supporting federal research and policy related to special education and children and youth with disabilities. She is co-project director for the Analysis, Communication, Dissemination and Meetings (ACDM) contract for the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education. Lundeen leads development ...
AIR developed the Texas LEAs to help adult education administrators and instructional leaders more effectively lead themselves, their teams, and their organizations resulting in increased student outcomes and success.
The IET model of instruction includes a combination of adult education and literacy, workforce preparation, and workforce training activities. ADVANCE IET features new IET training opportunities and resources.
Kyle Neering is an economist in the Workforce Development program at AIR. As an applied microeconomist and mixed methods researcher, he relies on a wide variety of analytical techniques to better understand the implementation and effects of programs and policies in training and education. He has extensive experience applying these ...
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) benchmarks educational progress of students across the U.S. In this Q&A, Markus Broer explains how NAEP allows for apples-to-apples comparisons across states and districts, how AIR helps validate NAEP's results, and important trends in educational outcomes. ...
