Between 2012 and 2019, the response rate for the screener phase of the National Household Education Surveys Program declined. To find out why, AIR conducted a groundbreaking study and provided the National Center for Education Statistics with actionable information to combat this growing problem for the next survey administration in ...
Many schools hoping to infuse practices with research have encountered challenges, and Battle Creek Public Schools’ experience implementing literary instruction grounded in research is no different. These challenges can serve as lessons for other education leaders, as AIR expert Kerstin Le Floch describes in this In the Field piece. ...
Gretchen Sullivan is a senior technical assistance consultant in the Workforce Program Area at AIR. She has over 20 years of experience in the public workforce development system, spanning work at the federal, state, and regional/local levels. In her role at AIR, she works closely with state and regional/local clients, ...
Stephanie Veck is a principal TA consultant at AIR with over 30 years of business, education, economic development, and workforce development experience. Her work at AIR, and previously with Maher & Maher, includes leading projects, advising, and providing TA for industry engagement, work-based learning, and cross-system collaboration. She provides coaching ...
Amanda Ahlstrand is a managing director in the Workforce Policy and Programs practice area of AIR. In this role, she provides strategic leadership, business development, and resource management to a team that delivers technical assistance, mixed methods research, and evaluation services to clients ranging from Federal and state agencies to ...
Jennifer Pirtle is a principal technical assistance consultant at AIR with 25 years of experience in the workforce and economic development field. She serves as project director for several projects in AIR’s Workforce Development Program and Policy Division, including the U.S. Department of Labor’s Real-Time State and Regional TA project, ...
Chris Herzog is a principal TA consultant. Prior to joining AIR, she served as a consultant, coach and project manager for technical assistance projects under contracts with federal and state agencies at Maher & Maher. Herzog’s expertise lies in developing national, state, and regional technical assistance that effectively blend in-person and ...
Amy Young is a principal TA consultant at AIR with over 20 years of experience in public policy, program management, and technical assistance in the workforce development field. She is an accomplished director with extensive experience designing and leading high-profile projects, complex technical assistance initiatives, and large-scale grants and contracts. ...
AIR experts will present on a variety of workplace and training issues at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), being held April 27-30 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle and virtually.
Jingtong Pan is a senior researcher at AIR. With deep expertise in technical and content knowledge, Dr. Pan’s work is focused on conducting rigorous research in the field of child development, secondary and post-secondary education, and workforce. He is committed to promoting the overall wellness, health, and potential thriving of ...
