After completing a thorough planning process, your network should have a diverse group of afterschool stakeholders who believe in the importance of a shared definition of quality and are ready to work together to design quality standards. This section outlines an effective design process for state afterschool networks that are ...
On June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious college admissions policies are unlawful under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. In our role as a convener of ideas and insights, we are publishing essays from three leading scholars on affirmative action, higher education policy, and diversity. ...
In this round-up of our 2022 highlights, we reflect on the lessons we’ve learned this year, focusing on how we live, how we learn, and how we can build better communities. We hope that each finding brings us one step closer to a better, more equitable world.
Schools in the United States are more segregated today than they were 30 years ago. In this landmark essay series, the AIR Equity Initiative weaves a tapestry of diverse voices, delivering insights and evidence for all who aspire to build a better and more equitable future for our nation’s young ...
CS@AIR supports several alliances, consortia, and communities of practice. We serve various roles depending on the focus, organization, and membership, including as a facilitator, expert consultant, or evaluator.
AIR’s postsecondary CBE research is aimed at building evidence about CBE’s efficacy and providing tools to program leaders and researchers to support research, evaluation, and continuous improvement efforts.
The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments provides a range of resources and expertise on emotional and physical safety, bullying, cyberbullying, substance use prevention, crisis response, and building trauma-sensitive schools.
The authors in these essays champion the importance of collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches that unite the goals of school integration, broader community integration, and school resource equity. Each essay includes case studies of state-based approaches to cultivating and leveraging powerful alliances to make new inroads in school integration and equity. ...
The AIR Equity Initiative is addressing systemic inequalities in the U.S. and globally through our focus on four key areas—educational equity, public safety and policing, workforce development, and community health and well-being. Explore our project library.
AIR’s Apprenticeships for Tech initiative has a network of group sponsors (sometimes called intermediaries) who sponsor and administer an apprenticeship program for multiple employers who want to hire apprentices but who choose not to sponsor their own programs. Group sponsors who join AIR’s Hire-Ready Network gain access to regular virtual ...