AIR surveyed school climate in 33 Alaska school districts between 2006 and 2009. Overall school climate increased in these districts at the same time that statewide achievement test results declined—especially for math. This report explores the nature of the relationship between school climate and student achievement over time, concluding that, ...
AIR conducted a scoping review of the literature on brain injury education provided to adult patients and/or family members affected by traumatic brain injury. The goals of the project were to describe the types of educational interventions that have been developed; to review the effects of these interventions; and to ...
Through our Meet the Expert feature, get to know some of AIR’s key staff, learning what drives and keeps them going, the work they find most meaningful, and even a little bit about how they spend their personal time.
The Kidney Care Choices Model is an accountable care organization that aims to help providers improve outcomes and reduce cost of care for patients with late-stage chronic kidney disease and ESRD by encouraging home dialysis and kidney transplantation. AIR is working with RTI on technical parts of this work. ...
This resource explains the roles of apprenticeship intermediary sponsors and employers and an approach for how employers can discover and select an intermediary sponsor that meets their needs.
While communities have made progress in the last decade to reconnect youth to opportunities to thrive and build skills through school and employment, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens this progress. Now is the time to address this inequity through a learning agenda for opportunity youth. This brief explores the promise of ...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 included $4.35 billion for Race to the Top (RTT), one of the Obama administration’s signature programs and one of the largest federal government investments in an education grant program. This final report examines how receipt of RTT grants was related to student ...
Using data from the 1991, 1995, and 1999 Adult Education Surveys of the National Household Education Surveys Program to examine participation rates in adult education over time, this report examines participation among different groups of adults for different types of adult education.