A new report issued jointly by AIR and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) finds that three out of four Generation Y (Gen Y) teachers support the idea of more rigorous and frequent feedback from their principals and peers on the effectiveness of their instruction.
Researchers from AIR played a major role in the writing, editing and production of a recently released National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) report, NCES Handbook of Survey Methods. The handbook, last updated in 2003, provides researchers with the most current information available on NCES' methodologies for survey design, data ...
A federally-funded two-year study of professional development programs for seventh grade mathematics teachers found there was no statistically significant cumulative impact on teacher knowledge or on student achievement. The study, led by AIR, in partnership with MDRC, was released on May 25, 2011 by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute ...
Harry Holzer, a senior research fellow at AIR and a professor at Georgetown University, testified Tuesday, September 20, 2011 before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. Calling for more effective education and workforce development systems to improve job creation, Holzer said the current weak job market is generating ...
As Dennis Walcott begins his tenure as chancellor of New York City’s public school system, a new book by leading education scholars offers insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the City’s ambitious “Children First” school reform efforts conducted from 2002 through 2010 under the leadership of Joel Klein, the ...
U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter recently met with officials and residents of communities in FATA and Malakand, Pakistan, to celebrate the accomplishments of the "Links to Learning: Education Support to Pakistan" (ED-LINKS) project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and operated by the American Institutes for ...
Patrick Riccards, a communications and education expert with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), will discuss “Moving from Good Ideas to Real Results: Public Engagement and School Improvement” during a March 26, 2011 presentation at the ASCD’s 66th Annual Conference and Exhibit Show in San Francisco, ...
Rebecca Herman and Dawn Dolby, school turnaround experts with AIR, will be featured speakers at a forum June 28, 2011 at the U.S. Capitol that focuses on the role of school districts in providing necessary support for turning around chronically low-performing schools.
Two special education experts from AIR, Louis Danielson and Stephanie Jackson, will participate in a Capitol Hill forum that will discuss the implications of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization as it relates to students with disabilities.
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is hosting a book signing reception honoring AIR experts involved in the release of books that examine education reform in New York City, how educational and assistive technologies are driving innovation, the impact of school leadership on teaching and learning and a guide for ...