In partnership with the Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, AIR conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of increased learning time on student academic and nonacademic outcomes.
Experts with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will explore issues related to evaluation policy and practice at the annual American Evaluation Association conference taking place in Chicago, Nov. 9-14. The conference is centered on the theme of “Exemplary Evaluations.” Participants are encouraged to present examples of successes and challenges ...
The Regional Extension Centers provided technical assistance to physicians and other clinicians in individual and small practices to adopt, implement, and meaningfully use electronic health records. AIR conducted a multiyear, mixed-method, independent national evaluation of the program.
AIR conducted a review of key literature in 2011-12 exploring the measurement of teacher practice and student learning in arts-integrated settings through a project funded by the Department of Education and offered by the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.