Opioid use disorder persists as one of the largest epidemics in America. In this In the Field piece, we discuss integrated care to address the opioid epidemic, where physical and behavioral health treatments are offered in the same setting.
Elizabeth Zachry Rutschow is a managing researcher at AIR. She is an expert in postsecondary and adult education reform and has led many large-scale, mixed-methods evaluations of community college and adult education reforms. She is dedicated to using qualitative and quantitative research to improve equity and the prosperity and well-being of ...
Building on prior legislation to improve the delivery of adult education services and address worker preparation, the National Literacy Act of 1991 mandated states develop indicators of program quality. AIR developed model indicators of program quality for adult education programs, required by the National Literacy Act of 1991. ...
This resource provides a basic understanding of secondary Career and Technical Education programs and specific steps that can be taken to implement system alignment strategies between these CTE programs and Registered Apprenticeships.
The National Center for Healthy Safe Children offers resources, training, and technical assistance to support states, tribes, territories, and local communities as they promote overall wellbeing for students and their families.
AIR has worked with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) to create an Apprenticeship Career Pathways Framework and related resources to provide important support to expand Registered Apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and other work-based learning models as central strategies in the state’s education and workforce development efforts. ...
Amy Dalsimer is a principal technical assistance consultant with the Adult Education and Literacy Practice Group at AIR. Her work is focused on improving services and instruction to adult learners by conducting research and providing professional development to states and local providers, strengthening accountability and use of data for program ...