AIR Experts will present on public opinion and survey research topics at the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 72nd annual conference, being held May 18-21, 2017, in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s conference, focused around the theme of “Embracing Change and Diversity in Public Opinion and Social Science ...
Experts from AIR will deliver presentations on a broad range of education research topics during the Society for Research on Education Effectiveness (SREE) conference March 1-4, 2017 in Washington, D.C. This year’s conference theme, “Expanding the Toolkit: Maximizing Relevance, Effectiveness and Rigor in Education Research,” focuses on recent innovations that ...
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) hosted a conference in Manhattan on November 10, 2010 that featured leading education researchers who presented the results of the New York City Education Reform Retrospective, an examination of the landmark Children First Initiative aimed at reforming New York City's public schools. The invitational ...
Education experts from AIR will present at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association being held April 13-18 in New York City. AIR is a platinum sponsor of the Meeting, the theme of which is “The Dreams Possibilities, and Necessity of Public Education.” AIR experts will present ...
This spotlight takes a look at the history of Title I, how the program has changed over time, and how it affects children, schools, families and education policy. Experts weigh in on the program's past and future in interviews, briefs, and blogs.
AIR experts will discuss research-based methodologies, practices and professional development approaches for improving schools and districts at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement January 3-6, 2015 in Cincinnati, OH.
The purpose of this paper is to 1) present a multi-methods approach of evaluating comprehensive school reform models, 2) describe the Comprehensive School Reform Quality Center’s standards for evaluating CSR effectiveness; and 3) provide pilot data and results from one comprehensive school reform model provider. ...
The Illinois Center for School Improvement (Illinois CSI) at American Institutes for Research presents the video series The Illinois CSI Effect: Leading the Way to Continuous Improvement. The videos in this series highlight the stories of five rural and urban Illinois districts, providing a sample of the positive changes happening ...
A key component of the Chicago Public Schools' Community Schools Initiative is ensuring that the needs of the school community are identified, and that high-quality programming and services are provided that address these needs, particularly the academic, social, and emotional needs of students enrolled in Initiative schools. In 2011, CPS ...
Eric S. Waters is a web development specialist at AIR. Waters has more than 16 years of experience as a database developer, with a particular focus on data tools and web applications serving internal and external education clients. In his present position, Waters creates and maintains both Drupal and FileMaker ...