The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Apex Air Entry and Exit Reengineering (AEER) program supports Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in implementing a biometric capability to verify the departure of foreign nationals leaving from U.S. air ports of entry. AIR developed an evaluation framework to assess the impact of including ...
With support from the AIR Equity Initiative, AIR’s PROMISE Center is partnering with Year Up to expand its nationwide program to develop essential career readiness and business skills, build foundational technical capabilities, and complete an immersive, work-based learning experience with a leading employer partner. In this Q&A, Christina Curnow, managing ...
AIR workforce and training experts will present at the 29th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) being held May 15-17, 2014, at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.
As the United States moves toward developing common education standards in reading and mathematics, a new report by AIR examines the composite standards in mathematics used in grades 1-6 by three Asian countries with high-performing students – Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore.
A December 2015 AIR study finds that Transitional Kindergarten, the first year of a two-year kindergarten program for young five-year-olds in California, appears to improve children’s school readiness in critical areas of academic learning and development. Researchers Karen Manship and Heather Quick explain how and suggest next steps. ...
The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act funds over 1,600 programs each year to provide adults with foundational skills development to improve their literacy, numeracy, and English proficiency. To support these programs, the U.S. Department of Education funded the Teaching Skills That Matter initiative. Because educators need digital resources to ...
The needs of adults with disabilities are frequently overlooked in the marketplace and when businesses are designing and promoting products and services. But a new report from the AIR finds that inclusive hiring practices and involving people with disabilities in product development and advertisement can help businesses access a market ...
With the COVID-19 crisis affecting the economy and employment, reducing barriers to work has become increasingly important, and changes to occupational licensing could pave the way for getting people back to work. In this video, AIR's Christina Curnow discusses what AIR has learned about occupational licensing through research and a ...
AIR has helped develop the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS). In the fourth phase of support, AIR is continuing to improve data quality, use, and monitoring, as well helping implement any changes to the NRS due to Federal legislation.
The Plan, Do, Study, Act Process is central to the improvement of instructional routines. Watch one of the Better Math Teaching Network members in real time and in a real classroom setting introduce the Plan, Do, Study, Act, or PDSA, process.