Summertime provides a unique opportunity for community partners, schools, families, and young people to work together to provide programs and services that promote the social, emotional, and cognitive development of youth. AIR expert Deb Moroney discusses how such programs might be affected by the coronavirus pandemic and offers resources for ...
The Plan, Do, Study, Act Process is central to the improvement of instructional routines. Watch one of the Better Math Teaching Network members in real time and in a real classroom setting introduce the Plan, Do, Study, Act, or PDSA, process.
At NatureBridge, educators believe that when young people discover the wonder and science of the natural world, they’re prepared for a lifetime of exploration and stewardship of the environment. As the field of social and emotional learning (SEL) has evolved, so too has our understanding of the ways in which ...
AIR is working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Marketing to help individuals and communities prepare for a possible influenza pandemic.
Technology has the ability to create new opportunities for students and designing successful practices for using technology can help to increase educational experiences for students. This report draws upon nationally representative data sources, existing research, and relevant state and local intervention efforts to examine the five research areas designated in ...
AIR and the Blue Shield of California Foundation are developing an "Innovations Scorekeeper" tool to help the foundation and its community clinic grantees in California measure progress toward improving patient care, population health and cost of care.
In this AIR Equity Initiative-funded study, we examined how full pcHPSA designation impacted the supply of health care providers to the area, and assessed if the financial and immigration visa incentives are effective in attracting primary care providers to practice in designated counties.
Jing Dong is a senior health economist in the Health Division at AIR. She has over 15 years of experience studying health- and health system-related issues and has extensive training in using quasi-experimental designs (such as instrumental variable, difference in differences, and propensity score methods) to answer causal questions relevant ...
Most Syrian refugees in Lebanon have arrived with limited savings and have struggled to earn steady incomes to meet their families’ basic needs, such as food, health care, and shelter. This sudden influx has created an education crisis in Lebanon that affects Syrian and vulnerable Lebanese children. The Min Ila ...
More than 550,000 Medicare beneficiaries have end-stage renal disease. AIR supports the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in efforts to improve care for people with chronic kidney disease.