Provides services and technical assistance for students so they benefit from research-based curricula taught in safe environments.

Adult Education & Literacy Children's Mental Health District Consulting Education Evidence & Indicators Early Childhood Education Finance Education Technology Higher Education School Reform Special Education

Produces and disseminates information to provide motivation and tools to enable individuals to make informed decisions about health issues.

Communications & Social Marketing Research & Policy Analysis Conference Services, Technical Writing & Clearinghouse/Call Center Management Technical Assistance & Training Informatics, Web Site Development & Information Management

Develops and implements education testing programs that benefit students, parents and public officals.

State Student Testing Computer Statistical Services

Works with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the government's primary source for collecting and analyzing data about public education.

Helps to provide all children with access to a quality education, and empowers people, organizations, and communities to bring about social change.

Is committed to helping clients improve the effectiveness of their workforce through a wide range of management, organizational, and business improvement efforts.

Equity Analysis Organizational Performance Skills Assessment Team Performance Usability Engineering

Produces, maintains and disseminates systematic reviews of the effects of social and behavioral interventions.

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AIR is one of the nation’s leading firms supporting improvements in adult basic education and English as a second language programs and services.

Our work focuses on:

• Developing accountability systems for adult education programs
• Translating research into practice to ensure that scientifically-based research informs instruction
• Conducting field-based studies and evaluations of adult education and English as a second language (ESL) instructional practices, assessment methods, and literacy
• Developing and evaluating professional development
• Enhancing state capacity to develop instructional content standards
• Training and technical assistance to staff local, state, and federal agencies
• Assessing the literacy skills of adults through traditional assessments and alternative performance-based assessments

People

Larry Condelli, Managing Director Renee Sherman, Principal Research Analyst Mary Ann Corley, Principal Research Analyst Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Research Analyst Anestine Hector-Mason, Research Scientist

Recent Projects & Clients

 

State Results From the National Assessment of Adult Literacy

Adult Education Content Standards & Assessment
An Evaluation of the Impact of Explicit Literacy Instruction on Adult ESL Learners
The National Reporting System

 

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Publications & Products

 

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