Accord Institute of Education Research (AIER) is a 501 C-3 non-profit organization with a clear mission to improve K-12 education through research practices for public schools. Founded in 2007 by a consortium of public charter schools in the United States, AIER promotes teaching and learning excellence, school operation improvement, and school leadership coaching for sustainable and academically growing schools. Based in Orange County, CA, AIER has public charter schools, education corporations and foundations in its clients’ base. The innovative ideas, best practices, and research on K-12 education are all synthesized at AIER and offered to schools in the form of curriculum, professional development training, and school improvement initiatives. Since its inception, AIER focused on the important work of education quality and how to improve education quality ongoing basis.  For many in underserved communities, AIER believes that charter schools play a critical role in pioneering educational innovations and ensuring that children receive the levels of quality instruction, attention, and resources that they deserve. AIER's work supports individual charter school success through sustainable, replicable, and applicable educational betterment strategies by positively influencing larger educational reform efforts in the United States.