Developed in collaboration with the Teacher Salary Project, this brief is intended to help these leaders consider whether the time is right to raise the bar on teacher pay and, if so, by how much. The authors provide a starting place for discussions among state and district leaders and their ...
On Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, AIR held a discussion of the First 5 California Dual Language Learner Pilot Study and its findings. AIR experts discussed the study and lessons learned from site directors, teachers, parents, and children about supporting DLLs and their families.
Caitlin Dawkins, a principal technical assistance consultant at AIR, helped to develop the concept of Second Chance Month, with colleagues at Prison Fellowship. In this Q&A, Dawkins explains why successful reentry is hard to measure and dispels some misconceptions around reentry.
A qualitative study of nonrespondent addresses to the 2019 administration of the National Household Education Survey was conducted to better understand the drivers of nonresponse to mail-based household surveys in general—and to the NHES in particular—and to provide actionable information on how to combat this growing problem. ...
The field of positive youth development (PYD) is at an important crossroads in scope and future research directions. This paper describes an effective consensus building process that representatives from 16 federal agencies used to develop a PYD product and research agenda.
Disadvantaged populations are particularly vulnerable to human trafficking. AIR helps support the distribution of free materials that raise public awareness around human trafficking and connect victims to emergency services.
AIR developed a systematic, transparent, evidence-based protocol to review and translate the extant research about juvenile drug courts and related interventions into comprehensive, reasonable, actionable, understandable, and measurable guidelines.
Few situations pose a greater adjustment challenge than moving to a new country. The Affordable Care Act recognizes the impact of disparities in health status, health insurance coverage, treatment, and health services on vulnerable populations in the United States. This issue brief provides substantial insight into how the ACA addresses ...
In this second blog post in a series examining educational challenges facing youth in foster care, from early childhood into college, Trish Campie offers some promising solutions to creating pathways to college and career success.
More than 12 million people are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Because they tend to have greater health needs and lower incomes than other Medicare beneficiaries, dually eligible people often experience challenges with care delivery and integration between Medicare and Medicaid. With support from Arnold Ventures, AIR aimed to ...