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International Development

Education Systems Reform

Working collaboratively with Ministries of Education, development agencies, and donors, AIR is coordinating educational improvement reforms.

Our work supports effective policy dialogue and financing, and strengthens policies and systems for teacher training, school health and nutrition, literacy programs and inclusive strategies for learners with disabilities.

We build the ability of education officials and institutions to improve their use of data and information to make decisions, enhance curriculum development and assessment, facilitate changes in public policy, increase enrollment of girls and other neglected groups, and promote the use of technology in education.

AIR's work in education systems reform includes:

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  • Report: Addressing Perception in the Delivery of Education in Conflict and Crisis

    This article, published in Winter 2013 issue of The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, stresses the importance of identifying how a community views education—whether it is seen as an indomitable evil or a leverageable asset, or both—when providing EFA interventions. How these perceptions are understood and addressed mean the difference between whether education interventions in conflict have any real impact or not.

  • Video: She Looks Back

    AIR is partnering with local organizations to increase educational opportunities for girls in Liberia. The video She Looks Back features compelling first-hand accounts of what life is like for girls in post-conflict Liberia who are struggling to better their lives.

  • Report: Literacy Policy and Practice in Ethiopia: Building on the TELL Program and EGRA Results

    The purpose of this study on early grade reading and English language learning in primary education in Ethiopia was to explore current policies and practice and make evidence-based recommendations to improve early grade reading and English language learning in Ethiopia.

  • Brochure: RISE: Success Stories in Pakistan

    This series of brochures describe success stories from the RISE project in Pakistan.

  • Report: RISE (Pakistan) Final Program Report - July 2006 to August 2010

    This final report describes the work of RISE, a consortium comprised of the American Institutes for Research and its partners, the International Rescue Committee, Sungi Development Foundation, and the National Rural Support Foundation, to support USAID’s reconstruction efforts in the earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan.

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