Experts with AIR will present a variety of education research and finance sessions during the 46th annual Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) conference, taking place virtually March 17-20, 2021. This year’s conference theme is “Promoting Equity and Opportunity Through Education Policy Research,” and is designed to facilitate collaborations ...
Managing Director Allison Gandhi directs and implements large research projects at AIR and oversees the organization’s special education practice area. In this Q&A, she discusses her work and identifies trends to watch in special education over the next five to ten years.
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.
AIR will lead and participate in several presentations at the 2022 Council for Exceptional Children’s Convention & Expo, one of the nation’s largest gatherings of special education researchers, policymakers and practitioners. AIR’s presentations will cover a wide array of topics including investigating interventions for students with emotional disturbance; trends in ...
Teacher shortages may be the most acute problem in special education. In this blog post, Lynn Holdheide and Jenny DeMonte explore the issue and ask, "What drives special education teachers out of that role? And how can we keep them?"
Since its inception, the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative has shown promise for reducing violent crime at the community level in Massachusetts. Most recently, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services contracted with AIR and WestEd to evaluate SSYI at the individual level of impact. ...
The purpose of this project is to plan, research, design, and execute the annual Indicators of School Crime and Safety, a flagship report co-sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Experts from AIR will lead and participate in several presentations at the Council for Exceptional Children’s 2019 Special Education Convention and Expo, which will be held Jan. 29 – Feb. 2 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind. AIR’s presentations will cover a broad array of topics related to ...
Nationwide, more than 400 juvenile drug treatment courts (JDTCs) offer a way to respond to the complex needs of youth with substance use disorders, which often require specialized interventions. Courts are continually developing and refining their treatment-oriented approach for adolescents with substance use disorders and involved in the juvenile justice ...