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 ...
AIR led a world-class team of quality experts to measure patient experiences in the largest undertaking to date by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to transform primary care practice in America—the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model. Through the CPC+ model, CMS is simultaneously testing service delivery ...
Dr. Deborah Moroney specializes in bridging research and practice, having worked as a staff member for out-of-school programs early in her career. She’s written practitioner and organizational guides; co-authored the fourth edition of “Beyond the Bell®, A Toolkit for Creating High-Quality Afterschool and Expanded Learning Programs,” a seminal afterschool resource; ...
Jonathan A. Simonetta is Vice President, International Development at AIR. As Vice President, he mentors researchers, oversees projects, monitors overall project performance, and leads business development for our International Development Division.
In providing professional development opportunities for adult educators, the goal of the California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO) is to enhance student learning gains and to help adult learners meet their goals as productive workers, family and community members, and lifelong learners. Beginning in 2001, the California Department of ...
Millions of working-age adults with disabilities are willing to work but do not have jobs and do not count as unemployed. Labor participation choices and employment experiences of people with disabilities vary substantially by disability type, suggesting a need to account for this diversity in efforts to improve the labor ...
While national crime trends keep falling, urban centers and large counties are still grappling with a dangerous collection of violent crimes. The justice system needs better ways to define and count the types of violent crimes embedded in complicated neighborhood and family dynamics.
The Center on Aging at AIR held a kick-off conference, which focused on how researchers can engage in the policymaking process, and encouraged participants to think creatively, constructively, and in concert. Themes discussed were the challenges faced by lower-income workers and the importance of Medicare to seniors. ...
AIR Principal Researcher Courtney Tanenbaum describes the unique opportunities and challenges associated with The Title III Native American and Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) Program, which she and her colleagues evaluated.
As the U.S. Department of Education invites school districts to apply for nearly $120 million in new Race to the Top-District (RTT-D) grants, AIR has released an issue paper that examines the approaches taken by 16 districts awarded early grants and identifies their common ideas for developing personalized learning environments. ...