As a sense of urgency grows about a teacher shortage, some states and districts are turning to new solutions to address this challenge. This commentary published in Route Fifty describes one strategy that shows promise for a long-term, sustainable solution: establishing teaching as a registered apprenticeship. ...
As we look back over 2018, AIR's Professional Services Division reflects on the progress we’ve made in fulfilling our mission of conducting and applying the best behavioral and social science research, evaluation, and technical assistance towards improving people’s lives, with a special emphasis on the disadvantaged. ...
Harry J. Holzer is an AIR Scholar and the John LaFarge Jr. SJ Professor of Public Policy at the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University. He is also a senior affiliate at the Urban Institute, a senior affiliate of the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan, a ...