The Early Warning System (EWS) was originally developed by the National High School Center at AIR to calculate automatically the high-yield indicators related to dropout. In collaboration with the Center, the Texas Comprehensive Center adapted EWS to produce a customized database version called the Early Warning Data System. ...
A comprehensive approach to school safety requires a focus on the root causes within the school and larger community setting. In support of the National Institute of Justice's Comprehensive School Safety Initiative, AIR—in partnership with Virginia Tech, The Wandersman Center, and a group of nationally recognized school safety experts—is conducting ...
The Clark County School District requested AIR and Gibson Consulting Group conduct an educational and operational efficiency study. The study identified areas that the district should focus on to increase efficiency and effectiveness in its programs and services through district-level interviews, extant data review, and a comparative district analysis. ...
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.
USAID’s Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention (CVP) aims to become more effective at addressing conflict and violence challenges, in their many forms, by identifying evidence on effective policies and programming that support armed conflict and violence prevention, mitigation, and reduction.
This online module describes why school mental health is important and offers best practices on how to develop, implement, and sustain a comprehensive school mental health program.