College Measures worked with state governments to help identify higher education credentials with high return on investment. Our work focused on jobs that present the best opportunities for students to launch exciting careers and on skills that students need to get those jobs, with the goal of helping them find ...
High-wage, high-demand occupations are often male-dominated and present significant barriers to entry and retention for women. This infographic presents promising strategies for addressing barriers to both entry and retention for women in pursuing such occupations.
The Center for Economic Evaluation is committed to rigorous and transparent economic analyses that generate evidence-based insights for more efficient and equitable systems, policies, and practices.
Brandy Farrar uses mixed methods to identify evidence-based best practices for health care policies and services. As a trained sociologist, she is particularly interested in the intersection between individual-level social psychology and system-level structures and processes.
With limited access to health services and education, patriarchal norms, and mounting violence, Nigerian women struggle to gain economic opportunities and equality. AIR evaluated a men's engagement program which includes training for men on issues such as the value of girls and women and violence against women. ...
In a webinar on February 28, 2023, AIR presented new data across case studies, including the key institutional, political, financial, and sociocultural factors affecting the inclusion of displaced children into national education systems.
East Africa is home to some of the most spectacular wildlife and ecosystems in the world. These vast yet fragile environments contribute greatly to national and regional economies, producing between 7.5 and 10 percent of the regional gross domestic product. However, unplanned and unregulated land use and industrial development disrupt ...
In Minnesota, majors matter. A new report conducted for the Minnesota Office of Higher Education by College Measures, a division of AIR, examines the salaries by major of graduates up to four years after they get degrees or certificates from Minnesota public colleges and universities and finds that choice of ...
AIR was instrumental in developing key U.S. data for Education at a Glance 2016, a report released today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The report analyzes the educational systems of 35 OECD and 11 partner countries on educational measures ranging from enrollment and graduation to employment ...
Besides the direct impact of COVID-19 on daily life, the pandemic has affected how individuals approach their personal health and well-being, including if and how they seek health care services.