Renewing the conversation on teachers’ role in educational reform, the U.S. Department of Education’s new Excellent Educators for All Initiative requires states to consult with teachers when creating new plans to ensure students have equitable access to educators. The Department also recently launched a website to encourage educators to share ...
A major challenge in the growth of the Pay for Success model, which brings together investors with government agencies to fund and improve services in the community, is effective assessment of provider capacity. AIR is creating an organizational readiness toolkit, which is informed by a synthesis of the current literature ...
Evaluation experts from the American Institutes for Research will present findings from their work on multi-site evaluations at the American Evaluation Association annual conference, being held October 15-18, 2014 at the Colorado Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency in Denver, CO. Conference sessions will focus on the theme of how ...
The American Institutes for Research, one of the nation’s largest independent research organizations, announced today that it has acquired Sutton Group, a nationally recognized social marketing and communication firm based in Washington, D.C.
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has a broad range of experts in the areas of education and health who will be available to assist members of the news media in examining the implications of the federal budget proposal for the 2012 fiscal year that President Barack Obama will present ...
Dr. Michael Kirsch, recognized for his strategic and analytical expertise, has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the American Institutes for Research (AIR), and Dr. Larry V. Hedges, a researcher in statistical methods for meta-analysis and evaluation, has been selected as an Institute Fellow at AIR. ...
Through our Partnerships for Progress initiative, AIR collaborates with community-based nonprofits to make it possible for everyone to contribute to building a better, more equitable world—starting in their own neighborhoods.
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.
This online training curriculum series is designed to guide school systems and community partnerships in establishing a strategic financing process to secure resources necessary to sustain comprehensive school mental health programs.