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  • Melissa Hafner

    Melissa Hafner is a principal researcher at AIR. Since 2007, she has led various qualitative and quantitative studies, and has managed complex projects involving high-level technical assistance in federal, nonprofit, and contracted research positions. Hafner currently works on an evaluation of the California Health Foundation’s initiative to integrate behavioral health in ...

  • What’s Next for STEM Education? Boosting Teachers and Teaching, PreK-12

    16 Mar 2017

    There is a national consensus that today’s students need more opportunities to build skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) across the PreK-12 grade span. Teachers are a critical piece for providing those opportunities, but barriers abound. On March 16, 2017, New America, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at ...
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    AIR 2021: A Year of Growth and Commitment Amid Challenges

    2021 has been a year of celebration, growth and commitment for AIR. We invite you to learn more about our mission-focused work by scrolling through this “year-in-review” report and by exploring our website. We look forward to the opportunities that lay ahead to make a difference in 2022, and beyond.

  • AERA 2017 Reception - Attending AERA? Join Us Friday, April 28

    28 Apr 2017

    AIR invites you to join us at a reception during the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting on Friday, April 28, 2017 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at the Grand Promenade at Pat O’Brien’s.

  • En español: Guía práctica de evaluaciones de riesgos y necesidades para jóvenes en América Latina y el Caribe

    15 Apr 2021
    Las Evaluaciones de Riesgo/Necesidad (ERN) son herramientas estandarizadas que ayudan a determinar la probabilidad de un individuo de reincidir o la probabilidad de volver a meterse en problemas. Esto significa que una persona puede volver a ser arrestada, condenada o encarcelada. A pesar de los beneficios demostrados del uso de ...
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    American Institutes for Research Named to Seramount’s 2021 Top 75 Companies for Executive Women

    29 Nov 2021
    AIR) has been named to  Seramount’s 2021 Top 75 Companies for Executive Women list. The 24-year-old list is the most definitive ranking that highlights top workplaces for women who want to advance through the corporate ranks.

  • Investing in What it Takes to Move from Good to Great: Exemplary Educators Identify Their Most Important Learning Experiences

    03 May 2017

    How can policy lead to smart investments in PD that works? Please join NNSTOY, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders for a conversation about how the findings from the latest research in Our Good to Great series can inform your national, ...
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    Meet the Expert: Melissa Hafner

    13 Dec 2021
    Melissa Hafner is a health policy researcher at AIR. Prior to joining AIR, she conducted health research at Mathematica Policy Research and the Massachusetts Medical Society. She also served as a senior program analyst in the Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ...

  • Schools Now Have Tons of Money. What Are They Doing With It?

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  • Unpacking ESSA State Plans: Insights for Policy, Research, and Practice

    09 Jun 2017

    American Institutes for Research (AIR) and EducationCounsel are separately conducting in-depth reviews of state plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a law that oversees K-12 public education policy. Each organization has undertaken a review of all the state ESSA plans that were submitted to the U.S. Department of ...