At AIR, we are driven by a shared purpose of building a better, more equitable world. From tackling intractable social challenges through the AIR Equity Initiative, to volunteering in our local communities, all of us are part of a global team contributing to positive social change.
In 2021, AIR launched the AIR Equity Initiative, a five-year, $100M+ investment in behavioral and social science research and technical assistance to address the underlying causes of systemic inequities and to increase opportunities for people and communities.
Kimberly DuMont, a researcher with deep experience in philanthropic efforts, has joined AIR as a vice president and managing director of quasi-endowment initiatives. In this newly established role, she will oversee the use of AIR’s quasi-endowment to fund initiatives that address equity by better connecting research, policy and practice. ...
Learn about the American Institutes for Research and how we apply our mission to generate and use rigorous evidence that contributes to a better, more equitable world.
In this blog post, Angela Minnici and Jenny Fipaza discuss how corporate findings about performance evaluation could work in the education world by creating an approach to performance management that gives school and district leaders the continuous feedback, talent management, and information they need to capitalize on their teachers’ strengths. ...
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) gives states the authority and flexibility to turn around their lowest performing schools. In this blog post, Allison Gandhi asks if states can succeed where federal policy requirements have run into walls, using the success of the Massachusetts Wraparound Zone initiative as an example. ...
Harry Holzer, a senior research fellow at AIR and a professor at Georgetown University, testified Tuesday, September 20, 2011 before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. Calling for more effective education and workforce development systems to improve job creation, Holzer said the current weak job market is generating ...
