Finding Innovative Answers for Today's Challenges

The American Institutes for Research^® brings together deep expertise and broad capabilities to answer pressing questions across a wide array of topics, from education and child welfare, to public health and mental well-being, to workforce opportunities and international development.

Insights from Our Work

Spotlight on Early Childhood Cost and Finance

AIR’s early childhood cost and finance team informs state decisions about the true cost of high-quality early care and education, the systems that support it, and revenue sources that can fund it.

Our research and dissemination efforts are rooted in collaboration and transparency, which are crucial principles for addressing historical inequities in early childhood education.

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Our Areas of Expertise

Education

AIR bridges knowledge and action to support the whole child and family. We work with educators, students, and policymakers to study and implement evidence-based programs and policies that improve outcomes.

Our Work in Education

Health

AIR experts use rigorous evidence to address all areas of health and well-being, including physical, social, and emotional, throughout the life cycle, from promotion and prevention to treatment and care.

Our Work in Health

Human Services

AIR’s work supports stakeholders in developing a better understanding of the factors that shape outcomes for young people, families, and communities, and discovering opportunities to help them thrive.

Our Work in Human Services

International

AIR works around the globe to build evidence to improve the quality and relevance of programs and initiatives in developing countries to ensure access for all.

Our Work in International

Workforce

AIR applies its decades of workforce research in developing the knowledge, tools, systems, and programs needed to maximize human and organizational potential in the 21st century.

Our Work in Workforce

Our Focus Areas

CLIMATE CHANGE

Building effective approaches to research and technical assistance locally, regionally, nationally, and globally are among the approaches AIR is leveraging to create more resilient communities and to address challenges related to climate change.

OUR WORK IN CLIMATE CHANGE

PUBLIC HEALTH

Creating solutions that complement the interconnected nature of social systems is at the forefront of AIR’s commitment to advancing public health, improving outcomes, and generating evidence that leads to a better world.

OUR WORK IN PUBLIC HEALTH

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INSIGHTS

Our experts follow the evidence to find and apply solutions that will work. Browse the Q&As, blog posts, spotlights, and in the field pieces that dive deeper into our work.

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CENTERS

Through AIR-supported centers and those we support for clients, we integrate our expertise across a wide variety of fields to address complex social and behavioral science challenges.

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PROJECTS