In the aftermath of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, education leaders in Pasco County renewed their commitment to improve school safety and student mental health—which, according to research, can also improve academic learning. With guidance from AIR experts, a core team of district and school stakeholders examined research and ...
This series of monographs addresses the issues of youth with cognitive or behavioral disabilities and their experiences in the juvenile justice system. Staff in the system can better serve these children by receiving support in understanding these issues.
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.
Learning Point Associates, an affiliate of AIR, and its partners have been awarded a $3.8 million contract by the U.S. Department of Education to create online Communities of Practice that will engage a broad range of audiences, including teachers and administrators, to use innovative technologies to transform and personalize teaching ...
According to existing research, giving mothers paid time off could lead to both improved health outcomes and overall costs savings from reduced employee turnover and re-training costs. AIR's Alex Holod describes the benefits of family leave for both parent and child, why some parents aren’t taking full advantage of available ...
In 2011, the Anchorage School District asked AIR to conduct a quick-turnaround analysis examining whether student responses to a particular set of items on the School Climate and Connectedness Survey were a reliable measure by which to gauge school progress in fostering students’ social and emotional learning skills and whether ...
USAID's Partnership for Resilience and Economic Growth brought together humanitarian and development partners to build resilience among Kenya’s vulnerable pastoralist communities in the country’s arid and semi-arid lands. PREG focused on nine vulnerable and high-risk areas and works with the Government of Kenya at both national and county levels to ...
Recognizing the importance of early childhood development, the Zambian government has committed to scaling up programs that support health, nutrition, and early learning/stimulation for children. UNICEF partnered with AIR and researchers from the University of Zambia to gather data on traditional parenting and child care practices across diverse cultures in ...
AIR conducted a scoping review of the literature on brain injury education provided to adult patients and/or family members affected by traumatic brain injury. The goals of the project were to describe the types of educational interventions that have been developed; to review the effects of these interventions; and to ...
AIR has won two Anthem Awards for its work operating the Model System Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC), which translates health information into easy-to-understand language and formats for people living with spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and burn injury and their families and caregivers. ...