AIR provided end-to-end support for an enterprise-wide change management initiative to implement Lean process improvement tools and approaches across a Fortune 500 financial services firm, primarily through blended and asynchronous learning experiences.
When approached by a federal agency looking to improve service delivery experiences and outcomes for customers with disabilities, we discovered that while staff on the frontlines understood what the law required of them, they often struggled to put policy into practice when providing customer service. We provided assistance applying key ...
In 2008, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) launched a diagnostic assessment program in which teachers in Grades K–8 classrooms administered commercially available interim assessments to their students. Results from each test were available to teachers, who were expected to use them to diagnose students’ strengths and weaknesses and adjust ...
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has been named an Apprenticeship Ambassador by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to help promote and support Registered Apprenticeship opportunities across the nation. (Read the DOL press release)AIR is part of the second cohort of ambassadors and joins 300 other organizations that are ...
The Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) contracts create a new government-wide contract to support the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM’s) Training and Management Assistance program and provide customized human capital management and training services to all agencies. The HCaTS contracts are jointly managed by OPM and the General ...
August is Connected Educator Month, an effort by the U.S. Department of Education to encourage teachers and school administrators across the country to participate in online learning communities and networks to enhance their professional development. AIR is supporting the month-long endeavor by coordinating more than 250 ...
AIR offers a broad range of services in areas that support our human rights and refugee initiatives. We are committed to applying and producing the best evidence and the highest quality work. Our quality assurance process encompasses all stages of a project, from research design to evidence-based conclusions and recommendations, ...
Amanda Ahlstrand is a managing director in the Workforce Policy and Programs practice area of AIR. In this role, she provides strategic leadership, business development, and resource management to a team that delivers technical assistance, mixed methods research, and evaluation services to clients ranging from Federal and state agencies to ...
Jaime S. Singer is a principal technical assistance consultant at AIR in the Education Systems and Policy program area. Singer is a skilled facilitator, trainer, and subject matter expert in both formal and informal education, with a focus on working across intersecting systems that support youth and their development. She ...
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.