In this blog post, published as part of the work of the Midwest Comprehensive Center, Cora Goldston discusses how the Center has elevated the expertise of American Indian community members and state education agencies to support more equitable opportunities for American Indian students.
On February 23, the AIR Equity Initiative hosted an event whose panel of experts discussed different strategies for systematically and meaningfully engaging diverse voices and perspectives in research, technical assistance, and policy development and implementation to address long-standing social inequities. Each panelist’s experiences offered important takeaways for individuals and organizations ...
Traditionally, the bachelor's degree has been seen as the doorway to the middle class for most Americans, but is this still the case? In an economic environment increasingly defined by new technologies and global market places--does it make sense to spend four years in college getting a liberal arts degree? ...
AIR supported the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the development of a consensus study report that examines the status of Department of Defense research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions. The report examines the methods and means necessary to advance research capacity at these ...
In the next CEE Research Spotlight series on October 20, 2022, researchers from the Houston Education Research Consortium will share how a research-practice partnership between Rice University and a Houston area public school district pivoted to address the immediate needs of the district at the onset of the pandemic. ...
The Civil Rights Data Collection provides data on key education and civil rights issues in our nation’s public schools. AIR conducts research and evaluation on the collection, a longstanding and critical component of the overall enforcement and monitoring strategy used to ensure that recipients of the Department of Education’s federal ...
Jonathan A. Simonetta is Vice President, International Development at AIR. As Vice President, he mentors researchers, oversees projects, monitors overall project performance, and leads business development for our International Development Division.
AIR has been awarded eight grants from the Institute of Education Sciences that will deepen understanding and evidence that can be used to improve education. AIR and its partners will use the grants to conduct research on a broad range of educational topics, including social emotional learning, effective teaching, English ...
Evidence-based health care information helps both the public and organizations make sound decisions. In this video, Erica Shelton shares how her experience as an emergency medicine physician plays a role in providing technical assistance at AIR, where she is a principal health clinician researcher.
California's Health Care Quality Report Cards are designed to help inform and educate consumers about their rights and responsibilities as health plan enrollees and to educate them about how to use services offered by their health plans. AIR assists the National Committee on Quality Assurance in supporting the California Office ...