News & Events
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
News: Award-Winning Health Communications Expert Jeffrey Molter Joins the American Institutes for Research
Jeffrey L. Molter, an award-winning health communications expert with extensive experience addressing the needs of health care providers and patients, has joined the American Institutes for Research (AIR) as a member of its senior health communications team. Read More >
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Monday, January 9, 2012
News: Kathleen Courrier Joins the American Institutes for Research as Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs
Kathleen Courrier, a leading expert in communicating research and public policy, has joined the American Institutes for Research (AIR) as vice president for communications and public affairs. Read More >
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Friday, January 6, 2012
News: AIR Vice President Gary Phillips to Discuss Importance of International Benchmarking at Education Week’s “Quality Counts 2012” Event
Dr. Gary Phillips, a vice president and senior researcher at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), will discuss international benchmarking’s importance in education during Education Week’s Quality Counts 2012 event on January 12, 2012, in Washington, D.C. Read More >
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Event: Sixth Annual CALDER Research Conference January 27, 2012
On Friday, January 27th 2012, the National Center for the Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) will hold its Sixth Annual Conference, Human Capital Policies in Education: Further Research on Teachers and Principals. Read More >
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
News: U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Selects AIR to Lead State Training and Technical Assistance Center to Improve Youth Outcomes
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has selected AIR to lead the creation of a new center dedicated to improving outcomes for young people involved in the juvenile justice system. Read More >
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
News: The Washington Post Selects AIR as One of Its Top 200 Businesses
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has been selected by The Washington Post as one of its “Post 200” companies, an annual recognition of the largest and most influential business firms in the greater Washington, D.C. area. Read More >
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
News: Opening Remarks: UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Education, Symposium on HIV/AIDS
AIR’s Senior Vice President Cheryl Vince Whitman presents the history of school health and HIV and AIDS at the UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Education Symposium on HIV/AIDS. Read More >
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
News: AIR Evaluation of First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative Shows Increased Attendance Rates and Test Scores for Elementary School Students
Elementary school students who participated in First 5 LA’s Family Literacy Initiative before they began kindergarten exhibited better performance on the California Standards Tests (CST) in English language arts and mathematics than their peers, according to new findings from an eight-year evaluation of the initiative by the American Institutes for Research (AIR). Read More >
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
News: Online Algebra Course Leads to Higher Achievement
Eighth-grade students who are “algebra ready” and take an online Algebra I course because their schools do not offer the class, outperform their peers in algebra knowledge and are twice as likely to take advanced mathematics classes in high school. The findings are in a rigorous new federally funded study conducted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) for the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI). Read More >
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Monday, December 12, 2011
News: Everyone at the Table: New Online Resource Helps Involve Teachers in the Evaluation Reform Process
There currently is unprecedented interest in improving teacher evaluation systems, yet in many cases, the role of teachers in shaping the process has been minimal. A new online resource provides school and district leaders with comprehensive materials they can use to encourage teacher involvement in the process. Read More >
