This spotlight takes a look at the history of Title I, how the program has changed over time, and how it affects children, schools, families and education policy. Experts weigh in on the program's past and future in interviews, briefs, and blogs.
Disparities and disproportionalities in human services and behavioral health care—such as lack of access to prevention and treatment services—can threaten child, youth, and family development and well-being, as well as performance in school and on the job. This Blueprint enables communities and states to develop and implement data-driven strategies through ...
In this video interview, Hans Bos, senior vice president at AIR, explains how to best use big data and design education research to have a real impact on people and issues. In particular, good research should be relevant, valid, and reliable, Bos says.
In this video interview, AIR principal researcher Susan Muenchow explains the economic reasons why women return to work so quickly and examines the childhood development, economic, and health impacts of paid family leave. Giving mothers more paid time off, she asserts, could lead to costs savings ...
Medicare expert Marilyn Moon testifies on the program's costs and affordability, focusing on the prescription drug benefit as an important addition to assuring access to good health care.
This long, hot summer could use some good news. And we have it. Teen pregnancy, alcohol and tobacco use by students, children’s exposure to second-hand smoke, motor vehicle-related child deaths, and the rate at which young people are victimized by serious crimes have reached 20-year lows. In this blog post, ...
At 21, many foster youth “age out” of financial benefits and supports from the child welfare system—before they even finish college. Given the challenges they face, it’s not surprising that only 3 to 10 percent of them earn undergraduate degrees compared with 34 percent of young adults who weren’t in ...
Health and human service systems are increasingly interested in adopting a public health approach to promote child wellbeing and prevent adverse childhood experiences. Unfortunately, adopting a public health approach to the myriad health and social issues of young children has proven difficult. Many child-serving systems do not know where to ...
The Mental Health Workforce Accelerator Initiative provides financial support for job placements, stipends, and supervision for pre- and post-master’s mental health associates who will work in community provider settings serving vulnerable populations. Kaiser Permanente and the National Council have partnered with AIR to evaluate Accelerator. ...
Timothy Hill is a senior vice president and leads AIR's Health Division. Hill previously served as vice president for client engagement (2019-2024), first at IMPAQ international and then at AIR when the institute acquired IMPAQ in 2020. He is a highly experienced federal health policy expert, who has led diverse ...