AIR developed a systematic, transparent, evidence-based protocol to review and translate the extant research about juvenile drug courts and related interventions into comprehensive, reasonable, actionable, understandable, and measurable guidelines.
AIR will host an expert panel discussion of positive approaches to school discipline on October 30. Join us to learn about new information on the relationship between keeping students in school and improved academic outcomes, and to explore disciplinary policies that don't dampen student achievement. ...
Between 2001 and 2010, Massachusetts recorded 639 homicide victims aged 14 to 24. In response, the state implemented a variety of violence reduction programs, most recently through the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative, which AIR and its partners are evaluating.
Research designed with people who use drugs in mind should be developed side-by-side with, and even led by, people who use drugs; however the research enterprise has systemic problems. To address this challenge, AIR’s Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (AIR CARES) and the National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC) ...
AIR is investigating the large-scale implementation of research-based comprehensive school reform models as a strategy for increasing student achievement. Using qualitative and quantitative data, the study seeks to measure the effects of CSR models on student reading and mathematics achievement in elementary and middle schools. ...
Millions of children across the United States benefit from mentoring every year. Selected by the U.S. Library of Congress, AIR conducted a five-year evaluation of mentoring enhancement demonstration programs funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The goal was to assess whether strategic enhancements to the roles ...
The State Training and Technical Assistance Center (STTAC) was funded from 2011-2014 by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to improve outcomes for young people in the juvenile justice system. Through STTAC, AIR and its partners—the National Center for Juvenile Justice and the Coalition for ...
AIR is conducting the independent evaluation of The New Teacher Project’s Teacher Effectiveness and Certification (TEACh) Initiative. The initiative focuses on preparing teachers for high-needs placements in urban schools and includes pre-service training, in-service training, and assessments of teacher effectiveness. ...
Virginia's vocational rehabilitation agencies offer individuals with disabilities a new way to navigate their careers. Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities (CPID) helps individuals with disabilities obtain new skills and credentials to seek employment in competitive, high-demand, high-quality occupations. ...
Researchers from AIR's Center for Economic Evaluation supported North Carolina with an alternative market rate model study as well as creating the North Carolina Child Care Cost Estimation Tool to inform state decisions around child care policies.