A rigorous, multi-year study of the Early College High School Initiative, led by AIR, has received the highest possible rating issued for a What Works Clearinghouse quick review.
Victoria Lennon is a senior communications specialist at AIR, providing communications and marketing support to a range of federal and foundation clients.
Parents, teachers, schools, districts, states, and especially students all want schools that prepare graduates to thrive in the 21st century. In this blog post, Anne Mishkind asks what it means to be "college and career ready."
AIR is partnering with the Urban Institute on this U.S. Department of Labor-funded initiative to build a “gold standard” infrastructure of national occupational frameworks and establish a new online collection of standards freely available for public use.
Disadvantaged populations are particularly vulnerable to human trafficking. AIR helps support the distribution of free materials that raise public awareness around human trafficking and connect victims to emergency services.
AIR conducted media and influencer analyses that examined the content and tone of traditional and online media coverage of vaccines and vaccine safety, identified supportive individuals and organizations, and recommended influential and vocal allies. Our findings helped inform the National Vaccine Program Office's messaging and media outreach strategy. ...
Meghan Wills is a senior TA consultant in the Workforce program at AIR. Her primary responsibilities include providing strategic support and technical assistance to strengthen and modernize the Registered Apprenticeship system and expanding the use of Registered Apprenticeship to train and prepare the educator workforce.Wills has more than 12 years ...
State longitudinal data systems connect datasets traditionally housed between multiple state agencies, such as a state educational agency overseeing K-12 education with data from a commission for higher education. Creating a system that can identify and track an individual across high school, college, and into the workforce can lead to ...
Where can a math or English or history teacher go to discover ways to integrate and assess college and career readiness standards and skills in their classes? In this blog post, AIR's Catherine Jacques suggests working with career and technical education teachers, who have used this kind of instruction for ...
In this blog post, AIR expert Chaney Mosley discusses the importance of career and technical education (CTE) classes to help students plan for the future.