The American Institutes for Research, one of the nation’s largest independent research organizations, announced today that it has acquired Sutton Group, a nationally recognized social marketing and communication firm based in Washington, D.C.
A free online directory of civil society organizations engaged in the improvement of primary and secondary education in Haiti, as well as school-based health services in the Caribbean nation.
The Board of Directors of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) has voted unanimously to add two new members to the nonprofit organization’s Board: David Kearns, former Chairman and CEO of the Xerox Corp., and Charles Lee, former Chairman and co-CEO of Verizon Communications.
Findings by experts for the American Institutes for Research is serving as the basis for information being used by leaders and the public in New York as they address the issue of adequate state funding for public school children.
Patrick R. Riccards, a veteran communications strategist, has joined the American Institutes for Research (AIR) as executive director for communications and public affairs.
AIR has created Farmer Voice Radio, a network of radio broadcasters, agricultural experts, and farmers to provide millions of small farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa a broad variety of agriculture-related radio programming. Supported by a $10 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Farmer Voice Radio will give small ...
Results indicating that teacher certification and subject-area expertise were associated with higher mathematics test scores will be among the findings released this week by the American Institutes for Research at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
Twenty percent of U.S. college students completing 4-year degrees—and 30 percent of students earning 2-year degrees—have only basic quantitative literacy skills, meaning they are unable to estimate if their car has enough gasoline to get to the next gas station or calculate the total cost of ordering office supplies, according ...
At-risk students show improved test scores when challenged by rigorous, engaging instruction, according to findings to be released by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in Montreal April 11 - 15. More than 100 AIR experts will be participating ...
Kathy J. McKinless, a business leader with an extensive background in public accounting in the not-for-profit sector and financial services industry, has joined the Board of Directors of the American Institutes for Research, a leader in the behavioral and social sciences.
