AIR and a panel of experts convened on Thursday, April 20 for a discussion on building resilience and sustainable livelihoods in displaced communities.
In this commentary, AIR expert Amy West discusses the need for education and job skills training for displaced Syrian youth, a need that will require the help and cooperation of education ministries, donors, government officials, and others from multiple countries.
Russia’s child protection system is engaged in a national initiative to reduce the number of children in orphanages and state care, build capacity of foster parents, and recruit mentors and adoptive parents to support young people as they learn to live on their own. The US-Russia Social Expertise Exchange is ...
On October 26, 2023 AIR hosted a webinar exploring innovative and effective approaches to addressing women’s issues in forced displacement settings. A panel of experts from AIR, academia, and NGOs presented various programmatic models and policy approaches and engage in a crucial discussion about emerging topics and continued challenges. ...
Cheryl Joan Vince, a senior vice president at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and an internationally renowned expert on human development and its interaction with health and social service systems, will deliver closing remarks at the annual conference of the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) next week. ...
Last fall, the Technical Assistance Partnership for Children’s Mental Health at AIR partnered with the Center for the Study of Social Policy through support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Administration for Children, Youth and Families to convene a group of experts to address this ...
Teacher quality is recognized as a primary driver of variation in student learning outcomes, particularly in refugee and emergency settings, but few studies have examined the factors that motivate or demotivate teachers in these contexts. This article examines secondary source materials from academic experts and gray literature from United Nations ...
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.
Disadvantaged populations are particularly vulnerable to human trafficking. AIR helps support the distribution of free materials that raise public awareness around human trafficking and connect victims to emergency services.
In this second blog post in a series examining educational challenges facing youth in foster care, from early childhood into college, Trish Campie offers some promising solutions to creating pathways to college and career success.