AIR is leading a federally funded network that will conduct and share research that addresses learning setbacks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. AIR has been awarded a three-year, $3 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the research, evaluation and statistics arm of the U.S. Department of Education, ...
In this second blog post in a series examining educational challenges facing youth in foster care, from early childhood into college, Trish Campie offers some promising solutions to creating pathways to college and career success.
Single-sex education refers most generally to education at the elementary, secondary, or postsecondary level in which males or females attend school exclusively with members of their own sex. This report is a systematic quantitative review of single-sex education at the elementary and secondary levels. ...
Abby Bandurraga is a senior TA consultant with 20 years of experience in workforce development and youth development and mental health. Most recently, she has focused on developing technical assistance and capacity building to support state apprenticeship agencies, including systems alignment between workforce boards, policymakers, and community-based organizations.
Bandurraga's primary ...
The goal of the PHMI is to help California Community Health Centers improve population health and enhance social health practices for the patients they serve. The PHMI is part of a broader set of changes—known as CalAIM—taking place under California Medicaid.
Tia Clinton is an education researcher who’s work spans equity, K-12 school and program improvement, student belonging, and evaluation. Dr. Clinton has extensive experience in school level and nonprofit level interventions to increase achievement outcomes for students of color both on the K-12 and higher education levels. Her professional career ...
Throughout 2022 and 2023, AIR’s experienced team worked with Ohio Department of Education and Workforce leaders and subject matter experts to create an extensive crosswalk of high-demand and critical jobs in Ohio’s CTE career fields and pathways and examined the alignment to program availability through GIS mapping. ...
As communities across the country mark National Recovery Month, Roger Jarjoura explains why recovery can be particularly challenging for youth, and how the juvenile justice system must address their specific needs.
The AIR Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (AIR CARES) is a multi-disciplinary center dedicated to preventing and reducing the negative consequences of substance misuse.
This spotlight takes a look at the history of Title I, how the program has changed over time, and how it affects children, schools, families and education policy. Experts weigh in on the program's past and future in interviews, briefs, and blogs.