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Investigating Health Care Hesitancy During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, rates for routine preventive care and chronic condition monitoring have dropped as efforts have increased to limit exposure and spread of the COVID-19 virus. Through administration of a national survey, researchers at AIR seek to understand and assess changes in individuals’ usage of medical and dental ...
How Can Community COVID-19 Rates Inform Decisions on Reopening Schools?

02 Feb 2021

COVID-19 has profoundly disrupted K–12 schooling. A working paper from AIR’s National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) suggests the prevalence of COVID in the community could be an important factor in deciding whether public schools reopen or remain open.
How COVID-19 Affected Education for Students with Disabilities and English Learners: The Latest Results from a National Survey

21 Oct 2020

The widespread closure of school buildings and the shift to virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic has affected some students more profoundly than others. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, AIR hosted a webinar in which we explored new survey data on how the pandemic impacted the education of students with ...
From East Africa to the Caribbean: Finding Solutions to Research Challenges During COVID-19

24 Nov 2020

Conducting research and providing technical assistance in developing countries has long been challenging and unpredictable. Here, experts from AIR and IMPAQ and local staff in the field share learned lessons this year about creative solutions to research problems that they will carry with them when encountering future challenges. ...
How Willing Are People in the U.S. to Seek Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

29 Dec 2020

Besides the direct impact of COVID-19 on daily life, the pandemic has affected how individuals approach their personal health and well-being, including if and how they seek health care services.
What Will It Take to Meet New Mandate for Students with Disabilities?

02 May 2017

In the more than 40 years since the IDEA was passed, educational outcomes for students with disabilities have improved, but large achievement gaps remain between students with and without disabilities. In this blog post, Allison Gandhi and Louis Danielson explore how states can ensure that students with disabilities receive meaningful ...
COVID-19 and Whole Child Efforts: Reopening Update

21 May 2020

Several national organizations have offered frameworks and resources for planning for the reopening school buildings closed due to COVID-19. Policymakers and practitioners will need a shared understanding of the common whole child terms and phrases as they plan and work to mobilize student supports. This resource provides definitions for key ...
Meet Three Charter Schools Successfully Serving Students with Disabilities

15 Dec 2015

Charter schools were created to give parents more options for their children. With greater freedom to innovate than traditional public school classrooms, some charter schools may hold particular promise for students with disabilities, who by law are entitled to receive an education tailor-made to their needs. Zena Rudo tells the ...
Catching Up After COVID

09 Jul 2021

As schools prepare to welcome students and educators back for the 2021-2022 school year, there are a number of pandemic-related issues to address and consider. Our experts offer their insights into these crucial issues and we provide some links to helpful resources and information.
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions, In Plain Language

24 Mar 2020

AIR has created a plain-language FAQ that addresses a variety of topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is designed to make information accessible and comprehensible to everyone, regardless of education level or background.