At this stage in the quality standards development process, you have brought together a collaborative group of stakeholders to research and design a set of afterschool quality standards, and you have successfully navigated the approval process in your state. You are now ready to share the standards with the field ...
These teaching ideas are instructional routines teachers can implement in their classrooms to help students become more deeply and actively engaged in understanding algebra. The ideas focus on how teachers can help students better engage, defined as making deep mathematical connections, justifying and critiquing mathematical thinking, and solving challenging problems ...
The Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) Action Tool is a data visualization tool that helps organizations and individuals better understand and find solutions based on which SDoH factors—such as food insecurity, neighborhood walkability, and teenage birth rates—are affecting population health at the local level. ...
The Center for Economic Evaluation is committed to rigorous and transparent economic analyses that generate evidence-based insights for more efficient and equitable systems, policies, and practices.
CS@AIR supports several alliances, consortia, and communities of practice. We serve various roles depending on the focus, organization, and membership, including as a facilitator, expert consultant, or evaluator.
Whether employers want to operate their own proprietary apprenticeship program or tap into existing ones, AIR provides training, tools, and connections through its Apprenticeships for Tech initiative. Employers who hire apprentices see on average a 44.3 percent return on investment, and benefit from increased employee retention and satisfaction. ...
AIR’s mission is to generate and use rigorous evidence that contributes to a better, more equitable world. That ideal is the driving force that motivates our staff. Learn more about our vision, culture, and values.
The Guide for Reflecting on Instructional Depth, or GRID, helps teachers reflect on their instruction, identify areas where they can be more student-centered. The four-part video GRID series provides step-by-step guidance for determining students’ depth of mathematical justifications and who is driving those justifications. ...
On June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious college admissions policies are unlawful under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. In our role as a convener of ideas and insights, we are publishing essays from three leading scholars on affirmative action, higher education policy, and diversity. ...
The AIR Economic Evaluation of Policies and Programs (EEPP) Methods Hub focuses on three types of economic evaluations: cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and cost-benefit/return-on-investment analysis. We use our expertise to promote and conduct rigorous economic evaluations for projects led by AIR and our external partners. ...