Qi Zhang is an expert in causal inference, evaluation research design, and quantitative methods for synthesizing evidence across studies, with a focus on research methodology for educational evaluation. He conducts research that uses large-scale data to answer questions about what works in education, drawing on advanced meta-analytic methods to synthesize ...
Stacy Dale specializes in the design and implementation of large-scale health care evaluations, with particular expertise in alternative payment models. She has extensive experience developing randomized and quasi-experimental evaluation designs, estimating program impacts using Medicare and Medicaid claims and survey data, and providing rapid-cycle feedback to the Centers for Medicare ...
For more than 30 years, AIR has partnered with districts nationwide to evaluate programs and services for English learners, identify strengths and opportunities for improvement, and create sustainable systems that support EL student success.
This evaluation of the Unified Champion Schools program provides detailed evidence that in addition to inclusion being the right thing to do morally, investment in inclusion also makes good economic sense.
CMS launched the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model to address long-standing challenges in kidney transplantation and improve outcomes for patients with end-stage renal disease. AIR and its partner, HHRI, are evaluating that model.
Teachers play an important role in developing students’ competencies and skills in AI. Developing measures to understand teachers’ AI literacy is vital to preparing students for an evolving workforce.
AIR is partnering with a cohort of states to identify and define the tasks and skills required to do a job. This information—grounded in evidence, validated across states, and designed for practical use—will help states test and scale effective skills-based talent practices.
Steven Weiss is an expert in value-based care program design, payment reform, performance measurement, and health care analytics. With more than a decade of experience advancing value-based care initiatives across federal, state, and commercial markets, he helps organizations design and operationalize innovative payment and accountability models that improve quality, efficiency, ...
While states, employers, and workers all recognize the value of Registered Apprenticeship Programs there are challenges in building, expanding, and sustaining apprenticeship programs.
The Strengthening Apprenticeship Intermediaries (SAI): Innovators Forum is a selective, one-year opportunity for apprenticeship intermediaries to collaborate, learn, and strengthen employer-centered Registered Apprenticeship programs.
