Through the AIR Equity Initiative, AIR has provided funding to generate and apply evidence on a community engagement program to change gendered practices and norms in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). AIR has partnered with Women for Women International (WfWI) to study the implementation and impact of WfWI’s ...
AIR supported a local transit authority that has been in existence for over 50 years, providing nearly 300 million trips (rail and bus combined) per year and employing over 12,000 people. AIR conducted a comprehensive job analysis and generated competency models for jobs across the local transit authority. Overall, the ...
In collaboration with our partners, government leaders, and field experts, AIR has worked to strengthen the evidence base, provide evidence-backed equity resources, and support equal access to programs that can help people and communities thrive.
Over a million adults participate in programs each year that are designed to improve their literacy, English proficiency, and other foundational skills that will prepare them for further education and rewarding jobs. The Collaborative Research for Educating Adults with Technology Enhancements (CREATE Adult Skills Network) is designed to facilitate the ...
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is one of a select number of research organizations chosen by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a Public Health Service agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to promote innovation in health care delivery in the United States. ...
New analysis by the American Institutes for Research finds that those with disabilities earn 64 cents to every dollar their colleagues make, a disparity on par with the gender pay gap. Considering that equal pay is vital to keeping those with disabilities financially independent and out of poverty, our panelists ...
AIR's Methods in a Minute video series explores some of the key methods our researchers and technical assistance experts use, pulling back the curtain to help you understand why we do what we do. Each video is under two minutes, and you’ll learn what the method is designed to do, ...
A new study by Coffey Consulting and AIR for the U.S. Department of Labor identifies promising practices first responder agencies and organizations can use to increase the diversity of their workforces. The research team visited five agencies and first responder training providers that were selected on the basis of how ...
Throughout 2022 and 2023, AIR’s experienced team worked with Ohio Department of Education and Workforce leaders and subject matter experts to create an extensive crosswalk of high-demand and critical jobs in Ohio’s CTE career fields and pathways and examined the alignment to program availability through GIS mapping. ...