When teachers learn, students learn. For decades, AIR has conducted studies of teacher professional learning and helped practitioners use evidence to develop, implement, test, and scale professional learning programs.
The Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is a central component of California’s Local Control Funding Formula, which requires districts to describe their goals, their strategies to achieve these goals, and the resources allocated to support these strategies. This brief outlines the key challenges undercutting the LCAP’s effectiveness and offers short ...
AIR conducted a literature review and environmental scan of the AHRQ Quality Indicators to help inform decisions about the future of the program, including which indicators to prioritize, retain, and refine for use in quality improvement initiatives.
A follow-up to an earlier study of the effects of “deeper learning” in high schools conducted by AIR confirms that students who attended network schools with instruction focused on deeper learning graduate at a higher rate than their peers.
Public awareness of patient safety issues – from surgical errors to miscommunications and misdiagnoses – has grown dramatically. The greatest advances in safety encourage patient engagement, systems improvement, more effective communication and better risk assessment.
In September 2000, the U.S. Department of Education awarded a grant to AIR to conduct the National Longitudinal Evaluation of Comprehensive School Reform (NLECSR). The NLECSR is a quantitative and qualitative study of behavior, decisions, processes, and outcomes.
At this event, AIR research experts and superintendents discussed findings from AIR's research briefs and the implications for practice and policy in a post-COVID era.
AIR delivers communication and outreach support to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, conducting audience research, developing messages and materials, devising partnership and outreach plans, and providing warehousing and distribution services. ...
The Clark County School District requested AIR and Gibson Consulting Group conduct an educational and operational efficiency study. The study identified areas that the district should focus on to increase efficiency and effectiveness in its programs and services through district-level interviews, extant data review, and a comparative district analysis. ...
The Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest (REL Midwest) helps states, districts, and schools systematically use their data systems; conducts and supports high-quality research and evaluation; and assists educational practitioners and policymakers to incorporate data-based inquiry practices into their decision making. ...