In this podcast, Kim Kendziora talks with Melissa Schlinger of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), lead partner in an eight-district demonstration program that aims to establish whether and how large urban school districts can systematically implement social and emotional learning into their work, which AIR has ...
The purpose of this project is to facilitate enrollment in Medicaid/CHIP of youth discharged from the Juvenile Justice Administration in Kansas and to evaluate the project on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Roger Jarjoura is on the leadership team for AIR’s National Reentry Resource Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice. Prior to joining AIR in 2012, he spent 19 years as a faculty member in the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, where he served as a fellow ...
Jessica Newman is a senior researcher who leads research, evaluation, and capacity-building initiatives in collaboration with a variety of national, state, and local entities. Her work is primarily focused on positive youth development and social and emotional learning (SEL) in supportive learning environments, including out-of-school time and informal learning settings. ...
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.
This blog post by Senior TA Consultants Abby Bandurraga and Gina Wells lays out the Five Elements of Effective State Apprenticeship, a framework developed by AIR through the State Apprenticeship Expansion Project.
Research shows that important indicators of success, such as grades, attendance and interest in school, often decline in grade 9, increasing the likelihood of dropping out in later grades. AIR conducted an independent evaluation of the Building Assets and Reducing Risks (BARR) program, showing that participants had higher grade point ...
Zach Miller is a principal TA consultant at AIR where he supports projects in the International Labor and Workforce and Workforce Policy and Programs practice areas and serves as a staff manager. He has over 15 years of experience providing TA, evaluating programs, and building organizational capacities with clients across ...
The vital role that community members serve in a successful research-to-practice continuum echoed throughout our Pathways to Peace public symposium in Nashville, Tennessee. The themes we heard are critical, particularly as we consider how the AIR Equity Initiative can deepen and grow our efforts to engage in community conversations and ...
AIR experts will present at several sessions during the 2020 spring conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, being held March 11-14, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. The conference will bring together education researchers, policy leaders, and professionals from around the country and is built around the theme, Practical ...