Through our Meet the Expert feature, get to know some of AIR’s key staff, learning what drives and keeps them going, the work they find most meaningful, and even a little bit about how they spend their personal time.
AIR is convening a network of communities from California, Florida, New York, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington that want to develop community-based research-practice partnerships in order to focus educational improvement efforts after the pandemic.
2021 has been a year of celebration, growth and commitment for AIR. We invite you to learn more about our mission-focused work by scrolling through this “year-in-review” report and by exploring our website. We look forward to the opportunities that lay ahead to make a difference in 2022, and beyond.
The AIR Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (AIR CARES) is offering a webinar series featuring experts in the addiction field and focusing on specific social determinants of health and their relationship to substance use disorder and overdose.
As part of our commitment to addressing the harmful effects of inequality, the AIR Equity Initiative supports and fosters partnerships with those who are directly affected by the inequities we seek to address and those who influence and drive decision-making. Our active and upcoming funding opportunities are here for your ...
AIR contributes to the research base about what works for ELs by conducting rigorous studies focused on teaching and learning. Our experts also evaluate federal, state, and district policies and programming that affect ELs and craft evidence-based recommendations related to these policies and programming. ...
Cultivating Oral Language Literacy Talent in Students (COLLTS) is a research-based, early childhood language and literacy program developed by staff at the Center for English Language Learners at AIR. The COLLTS program is exclusive to Bebop Books, and uses interactive reading to promote the development of foundational and pre-reading skills, ...
Many innovative workforce training programs have sought to make a meaningful impact on low-income individuals’ lives through training and employment supports, though most fail to show long-term positive effects. AIR is seeking to partner with best-in-class sectoral programs to provide technical assistance and research expertise that strengthen their programming and ...
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. ...