The Workforce Innovation and Learning team at AIR helps government, philanthropic, and non-profit decisionmakers create the most impact with their investments by testing and scaling evidence-driven innovation in workforce policies and programs.
We are passionate about emergent innovations that hold promise to transform workforce systems. See how we are convening workforce partners to leverage new technologies and forge integrated service strategies that make workforce programs nimbler and more efficient.
Through the Comprehensive Center Network, AIR applies its deep understanding of education systems nested in broader community, economic, and social contexts to help SEAs bolster and broaden their capacity to make data-driven decisions that ensure states achieve equity in access, opportunity, and outcomes for students. AIR supports SEAs as they ...
The Center for Economic Evaluation is committed to rigorous and transparent economic analyses that generate evidence-based insights for more efficient and equitable systems, policies, and practices.
After completing a thorough planning process, your network should have a diverse group of afterschool stakeholders who believe in the importance of a shared definition of quality and are ready to work together to design quality standards. This section outlines an effective design process for state afterschool networks that are ...
On June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious college admissions policies are unlawful under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. In our role as a convener of ideas and insights, we are publishing essays from three leading scholars on affirmative action, higher education policy, and diversity. ...
In this round-up of our 2022 highlights, we reflect on the lessons we’ve learned this year, focusing on how we live, how we learn, and how we can build better communities. We hope that each finding brings us one step closer to a better, more equitable world.
Schools in the United States are more segregated today than they were 30 years ago. In this landmark essay series, the AIR Equity Initiative weaves a tapestry of diverse voices, delivering insights and evidence for all who aspire to build a better and more equitable future for our nation’s young ...
AIR’s postsecondary CBE research is aimed at building evidence about CBE’s efficacy and providing tools to program leaders and researchers to support research, evaluation, and continuous improvement efforts.
CS@AIR supports several alliances, consortia, and communities of practice. We serve various roles depending on the focus, organization, and membership, including as a facilitator, expert consultant, or evaluator.