Each year, thousands of birthing people experience negative outcomes during and after childbirth that result in significant consequences to their health and well-being. Health policy researchers from AIR investigated policy considerations for states offering or considering Medicaid coverage of doulas to address those inequities and advance perinatal health equity. ...
The First 1,000 Most Critical Days Program was designed to offer mothers and babies in Zambia a suite of interventions to improve their health and development. This report is the result of an evaluation of the efficacy of this program.
Experts with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) are available to offer education and health care insights on issues raised by President Barack Obama during his State of the Union address, including his call to use education to better prepare Americans for the workplace.
Contributing and working alongside Native Nations, AIR has a deep commitment to engaging communities, fostering shared vision and values, building capacity, and developing strategic alliances to achieve sustainable systems change in Indian Country.
Coinciding with Father's Day, the Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health released an updated Guide for Father Involvement in Systems of Care to share information about the positive influences of fathers on their children’s lives and potential negative consequences when they are not involved. ...
The Affordable Care Act created health insurance exchanges or marketplaces to offer consumers affordable healthcare coverage through subsidies. In this video interview, Brandy Farrar, AIR researcher, explains what Californian consumers think about their experiences with Covered California, their state's health insurance marketplace. ...
With transitional kindergarten now fully implemented in California, AIR has published a new report examining program features, including teacher qualifications, classroom structure and instructional content.
A study looking at the first year of transitional kindergarten in California finds that most districts implemented the new grade level, and that approaches varied widely. Overall, transitional kindergarten appears to provide a different experience than traditional kindergarten, one more appropriate for young learners. ...
Dr. Patricia Campie is a principal researcher in the Human Services program at AIR. Utilizing 27 years of experience, Dr. Campie’s primary research focus is on preventing and reducing lethal violence among youth and young adults in the United States and other countries, serving as AIR’s P.I. for USAID’s Center for ...
With the 2012-2013 school year, California established a new grade level—Transitional Kindergarten (TK), the first year of a two-year kindergarten experience for students who turn five between September 2 and December 2. When TK began, there were many questions from parents and other stakeholders. This is the third in a ...