Jessica Heppen, a nationally recognized expert in education research, policy, and practice, is the president & CEO of AIR. Dr. Heppen been with AIR for 20 years and, in that time, has held several key roles during her tenure.
On August 31, 2022, AIR presented Housing as a Social Determinant of Addiction, the fifth webinar in a series from AIR CARES. The webinar focused on gaps in funding for programs to address homelessness and housing instability, the collateral consequences of punitive housing policies for people who use drugs, and ...
The Center for Economic Evaluation is committed to rigorous and transparent economic analyses that generate evidence-based insights for more efficient and equitable systems, policies, and practices.
Exclusionary school discipline policies once instituted to prevent serious infractions have crept into discipline practices for minor issues. Youth who participated in a roundtable on the subject contend that it limits opportunities to learn and compromises academic achievement; is applied disproportionately and subjectively; and deprives students of the ...
California is home to more than one million three- and four-year-old children, but is ranked among the 15 states producing the worst outcomes for youth. This brief presents an analysis of the unmet need for preschool services in California at the state and local levels and concludes with a more ...
The Center for Economic Evaluation is committed to rigorous and transparent economic analyses that generate evidence-based insights for more efficient and equitable systems, policies, and practices.
AIR evaluates early care and education programs and policies at the federal, state and local level. AIR evaluations help identify best practices and lead to recommendations for improving program quality and outcomes, with an eye toward system-wide implementation.
The Center for Economic Evaluation is committed to rigorous and transparent economic analyses that generate evidence-based insights for more efficient and equitable systems, policies, and practices.
As the Family Medical Leave Act turned 20 in February, AIR and ZERO TO THREE hosted an event looking at the law’s impact on workers so far and ways to improve family leave policies going forward.
Last fall, the Technical Assistance Partnership for Children’s Mental Health at AIR partnered with the Center for the Study of Social Policy through support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Administration for Children, Youth and Families to convene a group of experts to address this ...