The Tribal Defending Childhood Initiative supports four federally recognized tribes—the White Earth Nation (Minnesota); the Winnebago Tribe (Nebraska); the Northern Arapahoe Tribe (Wyoming); and the Southern Ute Tribe (Colorado)—as they develop or continue developing trauma-informed practices and procedures across juvenile justice and related child-serving systems. ...
Girls are the fastest growing segment of the juvenile justice population. They enter the juvenile justice system at younger ages than boys and with complex needs. Many have experienced multiple traumatic events, and a majority of girls in juvenile detention experience mental health challenges.
The Reauthorizing ESEA Pocket Guides are written by AIR experts to assist policymakers and educators as they consider changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
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 ...
In 2022, AIR, with support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, initiated a three-year study to explore how 21st CCLC programs are working with other school- and community-based programs to help create more integrated service delivery systems for students and families that experience poverty.
More than 70 members of the American Institutes for Research will be participating in this year's American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, discussing a wide range of topics, including the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), school bullying and high school reform. The AERA conference will be held on ...
A project directed by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in Egypt, and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has opened the country's largest school complex, a facility benefiting 4,600 students.