AIR developed a systematic, transparent, evidence-based protocol to review and translate the extant research about juvenile drug courts and related interventions into comprehensive, reasonable, actionable, understandable, and measurable guidelines.
To improve the outcomes of adult learners, programs and educators need research they can trust and readily use to inform practice. AIR contributes to the research base about what works for adult learners by conducting rigorous and policy-relevant studies focused on teaching and learning.
AIR will host an expert panel discussion of positive approaches to school discipline on October 30. Join us to learn about new information on the relationship between keeping students in school and improved academic outcomes, and to explore disciplinary policies that don't dampen student achievement. ...
The California Department of Education has awarded the American Institutes for Research (AIR) a $7.2 million contract to direct the California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO) through June 2010. The project provides a comprehensive system of research-based professional development for adult education and literacy teachers and administrators in order ...
AIR has been selected to lead a world-class team of experts in health care quality to measure patient experiences and outcomes in the largest undertaking to date by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to transform primary care practice in America—the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model. CPC+ incentive ...
Based on decades of research on expert human tutoring and artificial intelligence (AI) in computer-based training systems, AIR, Per Scholas, and University of Memphis are exploring intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) as a mechanism for helping sectoral training programs improve outcomes for learners.
Communities across the nation have vastly different experiences with the systems responsible for ensuring public safety. The AIR Equity Initiative hosted the first in a two-part roundtable series to explore data-informed efforts to enhance equitable public safety and policing experiences that promote safe communities for all. ...
Experts from IMPAQ, an affiliate of AIR will present during several sessions at AcademyHealth’s 2021 Virtual Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference, February 16-18, 2021. AcademyHealth is a leading national organization serving the fields of health services and policy research and the professionals who produce and use it. ...
The Corrections and Community Engagement Technical Assistance Center (CCETAC) at AIR aimed to address challenges through evidence-based approaches. Through CCETAC, AIR provided capacity-building training and technical assistance to Category 1 Second Chance Act grantees.
AIR is supporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in developing online tools for Medicare beneficiaries to use when selecting Medicare health and prescription drug plans. The project centers on replacing the existing Medicare Plan Finder system that enables beneficiaries to find, compare, and ultimately enroll in coverage. ...