Janice Esau Keizer is a senior technical assistance consultant with the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southwest. In this position, she leads, coordinates, and facilitates the work of the Arkansas and New Mexico PreK Research Alliances as part of the REL Southwest work. She serves as the spokesperson for REL Southwest ...
CS for All Teachers is a virtual community of practice, welcoming all teachers from PreK through high school who are interested in teaching computer science. It provides an online home for teachers to connect with one another and with the resources and expertise they need to successfully teach computer science ...
In collaboration with our partners, government leaders, and field experts, AIR has worked to strengthen the evidence base, provide evidence-backed equity resources, and support equal access to programs that can help people and communities thrive.
AIR’s Standards for the Economic Evaluation of Educational and Social Programs aim to help decisionmakers optimize the use of limited resources to improve outcomes. AIR experts discuss why the standards were developed, how they can be used, and what makes them particularly relevant now.
To justify their existence, organizations typically want and need to verify that their programs are successful. AIR evaluates programs using a variety of methodologies such as pre- and post-test measurement and best practices analysis to help organizations verify that programs are achieving the desired results and that the expended resources ...
Prescription drug misuse—defined as the use of a medication in a way that is not prescribed, without a prescription, or for non-medical purposes—is a significant public health concern. AIR is evaluating the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids' Prescriber Education Campaign, focusing on its effectiveness in increasing physicians’ use of prescription drug ...
Everyone at the Table: Engaging Teachers in Evaluation Reform is a research-based and field-tested practical guide for teachers and school and district leaders that provides materials to genuinely engage teachers in the evaluation process.
On May 19th, 2011 AIR's Kristin Carman and Karthik Shyam will be presenting to the Aligning Forces for Quality grantees on how they can effectively engage consumers with health care cost and resource use information.
On Monday, October 1st, AIR will convene a special evening of reflection, discussion, and engagement in order to shine the light on the state of HIV/AIDS in the American South.
With 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 each day, policy makers are facing the following critical questions about how to meet the requirements of an aging society. This brief is the first in a two-part series about policies and programs that provide resources and services for aging in place.