A team of AIR experts collaborated closely with the Markle Foundation's Rework America Business Network to encourage American businesses to adopt a skills-based approach to talent management.
Carla Causey is an innovative leader with more than a decade of experience in adult education and workforce development. At AIR, she leads the design and implementation of training and technical assistance tools to assist states on accountability and data use for program management and improvement. She oversees large-scale initiatives, ...
AIR partnered with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment & Training Administration to conduct a case study to review and analyze how Miami built programs connecting learners to AI career pathways. Our case study provides specific insights from across the ecosystem.
Experts from AIR will present at several sessions during the 2025 Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) conference. Held in Chicago from October 8-11, 2025, this year's theme is “Education in Context: Research, Systems, and the Future of Evidence-Based Change.”
ACT-AI is a cutting-edge research study that will test how AI can improve job search and job attainment for aspiring tech professionals. AIR is conducting both a formative and an implementation evaluation on the study.
The My ROAD project works with people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, supported employment providers, and employers across the country to strengthen workplace practices and create practical tools to put dignity of risk into action.
Brittany Sterrett provides technical assistance, professional development, and research support to state education agencies and school districts in the areas of special education and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). Her work focuses on improving academic, behavioral, and social-emotional outcomes for students with disabilities through the implementation and adaptation of evidence-based ...
The Detroit Enhanced Reentry Project seeks to understand the experiences of individuals sentenced to life without parole before age 26 and identify ways to better support their transition back into society.
The Promoting Resilience and Mental Health in Educational Settings for Early Childhood (PROMISE) Intervention is a mindfulness-based wellness program tailored to the unique challenges faced by Head Start educators. AIR serves as the external analysis support team for a four-year study that examines the outcomes of the PROMISE Intervention. ...
This brief highlights how apprenticeship programs can lead to a culture of excellence and learning at all levels, while fostering knowledge transfer and strategic collaboration. Apprenticeships are an underutilized talent acquisition pathway that holds great potential for the U.S. economy.
