COVID-19 has amplified inequities and mental health needs, with disproportionate effects on marginalized people and communities. All humans deserve to thrive—socially, emotionally, cognitively, physically, economically, and spiritually. In this blog post, David Osher and Jill Young propose a more robust conceptualization of equity—one that incorporates thriving and addresses human learning ...
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, rates for routine preventive care and chronic condition monitoring have dropped as efforts have increased to limit exposure and spread of the COVID-19 virus. Through administration of a national survey, researchers at AIR seek to understand and assess changes in individuals’ usage of medical and dental ...
What can be done right now to prevent firearms violence—from suicide, to rampages by those who are mentally ill, to acts of terrorism—without heavy reliance on the federal government? Patricia Campie suggests what states, cities, employers, and communities can do.
Since 1946, AIR has been building bridges between knowledge and action by conducting research, providing technical assistance, and informing policy. Our mission to generate and use rigorous evidence that contributes to a better, more equitable world begins with our people and projects. Organizations have recognized this by honoring our expertise, ...
Experts from AIR will be presenting at the AERA conference from April 27 – May 1, 2013 in San Francisco. The theme of the meeting is "Education and Poverty: Theory, Research, Policy and Praxis."
October 2014 is Connected Educator Month (CEM), a global education celebration offering highly distributed, diverse, and engaging online and blended professional learning activities to educators at all levels. During this month, educators will be able network with peers 24/7 to address a variety of education issues, build new connections, and ...
The media plays a significant role in shaping how Americans perceive, understand, and respond to serious public health challenges. AIR works with the CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention’s news media team on nearly every major development concerning these diseases. ...
The Equitable Attendance Policy Partnership (EAPP) aims to support states interested in examining and improving attendance policies and approaches, particularly for students and families with lived experience of the truancy process.
Simon Gonsoulin is a principal researcher at AIR where he serves as director for the National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk (NDTAC). The mission of NDTAC is to improve educational programming for neglected and delinquent youth. NDTAC ...
The initiatives to enhance adult learning program accountability and assessment systems of the following states are described in this paper: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia.