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

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

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

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.

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

Evaluation of Programs and Policies

AIR has conducted numerous program evaluations and policy analyses to assess the effectiveness of federal- and state-funded early childhood programs. In addition, AIR has worked with agencies to develop and implement comprehensive, results-oriented evaluation systems for a variety of child care and development programs.

Cost Analysis

AIR has provided a structure for organizing resource and cost information for use in program evaluation and cost-effectiveness research. Staff members have conducted cost analyses using a "bottom-up" approach that relies on information from service providers. This methodology is designed to improve policy and practice related to resource allocation decisions for child care and development programs.

Performance Standards and Measures

AIR has worked with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Education, and with individual states in the development of content, process, and performance standards and measures.

Training and Technical Assistance

AIR has partnered with local, state, and federal agencies to provide direct technical assistance, restructure national training and technical assistance systems, and develop training materials for program staff.