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.
The Center for Coordinated Assistance to States, or CCAS at AIR held its annual State Relations and Assistance Division (SRAD), National Training Conference on November 8–10, 2021. The conference supports SRAD, part of the OJJDP, which helps states and territories prevent and treat delinquency and improve their juvenile justice systems. ...
Melissa Hafner is a health policy researcher at AIR. Prior to joining AIR, she conducted health research at Mathematica Policy Research and the Massachusetts Medical Society. She also served as a senior program analyst in the Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ...
Millions of Americans can’t afford their prescription drugs and often resort to skipping doses or going without critical medications. AIR works with clients at the federal, state, and local levels to identify and implement policies to reduce the cost burden of prescription drugs for patients.
With 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 each day, policy makers are facing the following critical questions about how to meet the requirements of an aging society. This brief is the first in a two-part series about policies and programs that provide resources and services for aging in place.
At any given moment, between 60 million and 80 million Americans count on Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for health coverage. AIR helps clients translate policy into practice and improve the reach and effectiveness of Medicaid and CHIP.
Kathleen Murphy, Ph.D., is a principal investigator for AIR’s Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research. She also directs a research portfolio of surveys and training related to cancer and employment in collaboration with the Southwest Americans with Disabilities Act Center. Dr. Murphy is a former vice president ...
Brandy Farrar uses mixed methods to identify evidence-based best practices for health care policies and services. As a trained sociologist, she is particularly interested in the intersection between individual-level social psychology and system-level structures and processes.
The AIR Equity Initiative is investing its time, expertise, and financial resources into reimagining policing and public safety in the United States. In this blog post, Senior Program Officer Shakira Munden describes our how these AIR-funded grants will help shape a new vision of justice.
The Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) is collaborating with the American Institutes for Research to support webcasts and a Community of Practice that examine issues and challenges around evidence-based practice and vocational rehabilitation (VR). To date there are six archived Webinars: ...