In this blog post, David Osher, AIR vice president and international expert on school climate, social emotional learning, and student support, shares an interesting perspective about making a difference through school climate.
As a sense of urgency grows about a teacher shortage, some states and districts are turning to new solutions to address this challenge. This commentary published in Route Fifty describes one strategy that shows promise for a long-term, sustainable solution: establishing teaching as a registered apprenticeship. ...
This series of modules Using CBM in a Response to Intervention Framework, provides information about how student progress monitoring, specifically Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM), can be used to determine a student’s response to an intervention.
In this blog post, AIR Senior TA Consultant Abby Bandurraga describes how connecting apprenticeship professionals and supporting them in their work can promote the use of best practices and contribute to expanding and diversifying apprenticeship programs in the U.S.
The Ethiopian government has made a firm commitment to supporting early childhood development and school readiness support nationally. However, the creation of (Grade 0) kindergarten classes in all primary schools cannot be achieved overnight. UNICEF Ethiopia received a challenge grant to test the effectiveness of two accelerated school readiness programs ...
AIR works to build awareness about the ongoing risk of HIV/AIDS, especially the long odds in high-risk communities. AIR's Health Program translates HIV research into effective communication for the general public, working with partners such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Clea Vannet is a qualitative researcher in the Health Program at AIR. She conducts evaluations and implements programs that seek to address health equity and improve behavioral health systems and outcomes for patients served, in community with those most impacted. Vannet has over seven years of experience designing qualitative data ...