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Among the benefits of going to college are higher employment rates, higher earnings, and healthier lifestyles. Yet many young people ...
Girls Inc. offers programming to girls ages 6 to 18 to help them develop skills and find the support they'll ...
AIR stands with those seeking justice, equality, and healing. Read a message sent to staff on June 1 from David ...
When the COVID-19 crisis hit, AIR’s Megan Eccleston plunged unexpectedly into a once-in-a-lifetime extracurricular challenge: organizing a grassroots volunteer initiative ...
Kathleen Guarino is a senior technical assistance consultant at AIR with expertise in child mental health, trauma, and trauma-informed care. ...
AIR early childhood development and education expert, Ann-Marie Faria, Ph.D., focuses on quantitative research in early childhood settings, drawing on ...
Summertime provides a unique opportunity for community partners, schools, families, and young people to work together to provide programs and ...
May 17 marks the 66th anniversary of the historic 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education. The ...
Managing Director Allison Gandhi directs and implements large research projects at AIR and oversees the organization’s special education practice area. ...
Gretchen Weber, former vice president for Policy, Practice, and Systems Change at AIR, has always championed teachers and advocated for ...
Right now, teachers must navigate additional challenges to accommodate the coronavirus pandemic and school shutdowns. For Teacher Appreciation Week 2020, ...
Teacher performance evaluation systems are one potential tool for improving student success. Emerging research points to some promising features of ...
Martin Hooper analyzes contexts for learning through large-scale assessment data. In this Q&A, he talks about his recent publications highlighting ...
As we all adjust to the current situation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that we create ...
Michelle Yin, Ph.D., works at the nexus of education and labor economics, with a focus on special populations that include ...
Like all organizations and institutions, AIR is responding to the global coronavirus pandemic. In these most unusual circumstances, we remain ...
Roger Jarjoura is on the leadership team for AIR’s National Reentry Resource Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice. ...
The California Collaborative on District Reform was designed to improve educational opportunities for all students, with particular emphasis on those ...
Mary Thorngren has more than 30 years of experience in managing and providing training and technical assistance to school districts, ...
Equity is at the heart of AIR’s mission and work. In 2019, AIR’s experts contributed evidence and insights in support ...