AIR staff members help to address many our nation’s most pressing school reform and improvement issues through research, evaluation, implementation monitoring, and technical assistance. Our projects support the effective implementation and study the impact of federal, state, and local school reform programs, policies, and initiatives.
- Research and Evaluation. AIR works with districts, states, the federal government, foundations, and other clients to carefully frame meaningful research and evaluation questions, judiciously apply a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to determine the impact and significance of improvement initiatives, and produce reports that can be used to inform policy and practice.
- Policy Implementation Monitoring. AIR provides services to monitor the local, state, and national implementation of state and federal policy initiatives aimed at significantly enhancing student outcomes, and offers guidance that helps to improve ongoing and future policy and practice.
- Technical Assistance. AIR creates and maintains a variety of national technical assistance and resource centers that help educators and policymakers identify, select, and implement effective practices, programs, and policies to help all students achieve at higher levels.