AIR has been awarded a five-year contract to continue to provide support to a federal program that rewards clinicians that provide high-value, high-quality care for Medicare enrollees. AIR will support clinicians’ participation in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for ...
Teachers' use of education technology in their classrooms and schools report examines the availability of this technology in their classrooms and schools, their training and preparation for using it, and the barriers to technology use they encounter.
Sakiko Ikoma is a senior researcher at AIR. She provides technical assistance for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). She leads multiple research projects focused on analyzing large-scale assessment data, such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS), and the Program for ...
This qualitative, comparative case study examines how school stakeholders understood comprehensive school reform (CSR) implementation, and how contextual factors influenced the process of CSR model implementation.
AIR staff partnered with Public Agenda to gain insights into the workplace characteristics that appeal to teachers today and the factors that may lead them to leave the teaching profession.
Successful implementation of alternative compensation is contingent upon having accurate data. Recognizing these critical activities, this report draws upon literature regarding the challenges associated with developing data systems and guides local education agencies through key questions associated with data capacity, information technology, and payroll practices. ...
Robert Nathenson is a senior researcher at AIR. He has over 10 years of experience in the execution of rigorous econometric and behavioral science techniques to applied policy questions in the postsecondary education, pre-k-12 education, and health fields. Dr. Nathenson regularly conducts research using both experimental and quasi-experimental designs. His ...
The Rural Community Hospital Demonstration provides enhanced Medicare reimbursement for inpatient services to small rural hospitals that do not qualify as critical access hospitals. AIR is leading the evaluation of the RCHD for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Both the formal and informal education communities are increasingly focused on fostering opportunities for social and emotional learning (SEL) and the link between SEL and youth outcomes. This self-reflection tool is designed to help afterschool program staff reflect upon their own social and emotional competencies and their ability to support ...
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.