This study examines the literacy skills of adults and compares the literacy skills of workers with different types of training by conducting a data analysis of the 2003 assessment data.
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) established the Center on Technology and Disability, a five-year technical assistance center, to increase knowledge of evidence-based assistive technology and instructional technology practices, and that effort was led by AIR. ...
Brittany Lenertz is a senior TA consultant with AIR. Her primary responsibilities include providing subject matter expertise, support and leadership on various projects, primarily for state and local workforce areas. She has over 20 years of experience in the public workforce development system. Lenertz’s work at AIR has included program ...
Sophia Arredondo is a technical assistant specialist at AIR with experience in projects related to youth, family, and community development. She is responsible for providing specialized direct assistance and training to local educational agencies (LEAs) impacted by community violence to expand their capacity to implement community- and school-based strategies that ...
Cindy Van is a senior researcher in the Health Division at AIR. Her primary responsibilities include guiding performance improvement, providing technical leadership on learning system strategies, and developing creative solutions to address client needs. Van leads and contributes to tasks on federally funded projects. She has extensive experience in leading ...
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is working with AIR to provide gold standard service to travelers with disabilities. Through AIR’s interactive online training, customer service personnel learn about disability law, gain a deeper understanding of the needs of travelers with disabilities, and roleplay respectful etiquette for serving these customers. ...
The First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative is a comprehensive program to promote language and literacy development, parenting knowledge and skills, and economic self-sufficiency among low-income families in Los Angeles County. Findings from the eight-year evaluation of this Family Literacy Initiative have shown significant growth in language and literacy skills ...
Jessica Heppen, a nationally recognized expert in education research, policy, and practice, is the president & CEO of AIR. Dr. Heppen been with AIR for 20 years and, in that time, has held several key roles during her tenure.
The intent of most employment equity analyses is to determine what the treatment of a protected group of employees would have been in the absence of discrimination. To be valid, those analyses have to take into account any legally relevant differences between the protected employees and a comparison group of employees. ...
Erin Duckett is a TA consultant in the Workforce Program Area at AIR with over 15 years of experience in workforce development, with an emphasis on apprenticeship and sector partnerships. Duckett is a skilled facilitator, trainer, and coach with experience implementing and coaching apprenticeship expansion efforts. Her primary responsibilities fall under ...