As part of the ED-LINKS Pakistan – U.S. Student Exchange Program, run by the American Institutes for Research (AIR), 26 Pakistani middle-school girls between the ages of 13 and 16 met with Congresswoman Nita Lowey of New York on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 in Washington, D.C. The program is part ...
In 2014, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal launched the High Demand Career Initiative (HDCI) to hear directly from businesses about their training and workforce development needs. With HDCI funding support, WorkSource Georgia Mountains partnered with Maher & Maher (now part of AIR) in November 2017 to help the region develop and ...
Experts from AIR and IMPAQ, an AIR affiliate, will present at several sessions during the annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), being held virtually April 25 to May 2, 2021. The theme for this year’s conference is “Social Responsibility within Changing Contexts,” and focuses on closely ...
Many Egyptian students are missing out on foundational literacy skills in the early grades while older students are being passed along into the upper grades without having acquired such skills. In this video, AIR literacy specialist Rebecca Stone talks about how AIR developed a remedial reading and writing program and ...
Most children in low- and middle-income countries are in bilingual or multilingual educational contexts; yet, there is little evidence on how to successfully structure learning in these environments. AIR’s team of experts is at the forefront of conducting research and technical assistance to help solve this problem. ...
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 ...
This online training curriculum series is designed to guide school systems and community partnerships in establishing a strategic financing process to secure resources necessary to sustain comprehensive school mental health programs.
All children in foster care are at risk for poor developmental outcomes. ZERO TO THREE created The Safe Babies Court Team™ approach, which aims to reduce the time a child spends in foster care before reaching a permanent, safe home, and supports the long-term well-being of children and families. The ...
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.
To address the U.S. talent gap crisis, organizations are investing in skills-based practices to provide an expedited and more equitable approach to fill talent pipelines. AIR has engaged in this work and has partnered with a Fortune 500 technology company to expand the reach of their public facing, no-cost skills-development ...