Bruce Maki possesses expertise in postsecondary education, academic design and delivery, student assessment, adult education, and career-focused learning. In his primary role, Dr. Maki serves as a biology subject matter expert involved in the development of a nationally administered, high-stakes, standardized assessment for a confidential client. Outside of this work, Dr. ...
Some research has questioned whether taking STEM AP courses makes any difference when it comes to pursuing STEM majors in college and STEM occupations. New research led by AIR Senior Vice President and Institute Fellow George Bohrnstedt strongly contradicts those prior findings. In this Q&A, Bohrnstedt explains the findings and ...
Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education are English learners who bring a wealth of experiences, knowledge, and resilience to classrooms. While they may have experienced interruptions in formal schooling, students identified as SLIFE often demonstrate remarkable adaptability, problem-solving skills, and multilingual capabilities. ...
Mai Hubbard leads AIR's Health Payer Innovation, Transformation and Support work. Dr. Hubbard is a health economist whose primary expertise is in implementing policies aimed at improving the U.S. health care system by transforming value-based care delivery and payment models.Dr. Hubbard has subject matter expertise in Medicare payment reform programs, ...
Now in its fourth phase, Global Communities is focusing on strengthening the capacity of program stakeholders to sustain previous Food for Education program achievements in 231 schools in the Dodoma and Mara regions of Tanzania. AIR is conducting the project evaluation for the fourth phase of the project (2022-2027). ...
To standardize and integrate school and district strategic planning across the state, AIR developed the Rhode Island Strategic Planning System (RI SPS) for the Rhode Island Department of Education.
Opioid settlement dollars, cannabis tax revenue, and other funding streams have provided an opportunity for some states to consider different ways of investing in solutions to address the overdose crisis and responses to the needs of their communities. The project introduces the MAAPPS process, which seeks to support states in ...
To improve research around pathways into the workforce for rural learners, Ascendium Education Group provides funding for six research projects and has partnered with AIR to serve as the organizing partner. AIR works collaboratively with Ascendium in developing the RFP, selecting the grantees, and organizing the researchers to share ...
AIR developed the CBE Program Model Map Framework in partnership with the Competency-Based Education Network and key advisors from leading CBE programs to be used by practitioners interested in understanding design options. We also present data from an extensive survey of the field in the CBE Program Model Map research ...
In our world of rapidly advancing technology few are immune to reliance on high quality data and network services to operate their organizations and experience life in general. To address this need in a customer-centric way, a large U.S. employer and confidential client of AIR applied a customer demand-driven digital ...
