Experts with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) co-authored "The Condition of Education 2015," a federally-mandated report on U.S. education trends issued by the National Center for Education Statistics. AIR staff have had a significant role in writing and producing the report, which is submitted to Congress, for the past 15 years.
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) May 28, 2015
Experts with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) co-authored "The Condition of Education 2015," a federally-mandated report on U.S. education trends issued by the National Center for Education Statistics. AIR staff have had a significant role in writing and producing the report, which is submitted to Congress, for the past 15 years.
AIR experts worked with data from complex survey designs, conducted statistical analysis and testing, wrote key findings, and authored many of the indicators found in the report. AIR also developed tools to centralize communication among the report's authors and reviewers.
The 2015 report presents 42 key indicators in four main areas: population characteristics; participation in education; elementary and secondary education; and postsecondary education. The report also features spotlight indicators on three issues—learning behaviors for first-time kindergartners, disparities in educational outcomes among male youth, and differences in postsecondary degree completion by socioeconomic status.
Report findings include:
The report's AIR authors include Xiaolei Wang, Amy Rathbun, Jijun Zhang and Sidney Flicker-Wilkinson. The report is available at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe.
About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education and workforce productivity. For more information, visit http://www.air.org.
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