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12 May 2021
News Release

David Seidenfeld Named Senior Vice President for the American Institutes for Research

David Seidenfeld, a researcher with extensive experience designing and implementing evaluations of international economic, health and education programs, has been named Senior Vice President for the American Institutes for Research (AIR). Seidenfeld leads AIR’s International Development Division, oversees its Technology Services and Data Science practices, and serves as executive liaison for the organization’s Institutional Review Board.
20 Apr 2021
News Release

AIR Researchers to Discuss a Range of Education Issues at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference

Experts from AIR and IMPAQ, an AIR affiliate, will present at several sessions during the annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), being held virtually April 25 to May 2, 2021. The theme for this year’s conference is “Social Responsibility within Changing Contexts,” and focuses on closely examining the work of the field and how others experience the work in a changing environment with a growing variety of people who may or may not share the same visions for the future.
13 Apr 2021
Event

Women's Groups and COVID-19: Impact, Challenges and Policy Implications

In a policy brief released in the early stages of the COVID pandemic in June 2020, the Evidence Consortium on Women’s Groups examined the implications of the pandemic and the lockdown for women’s groups. What have we learned since then? On April 13 at 9 a.m. EDT, the ECWG held a discussion on women’s groups and COVID, with the Africa Centre for Systematic Reviews, AIR, the Population Council, and the World Bank.
9 Apr 2021
Spotlight

Improving Lives Through Cash Transfers

Cash transfer programs, growing around the globe since the mid-1990s, are a cost-effective way to improve the lives of poor households across many domains. Explore our work on cash transfers, programs that address poor households’ severe budget constraints and many investment needs ranging across education, health, household, and business.
Topic: 
International, International Education, International Health and Social Protection, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
3 Mar 2021
Spotlight

International Women's Day

International Women's Day, March 8, celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women across the globe, and calls attention to the need for accelerating gender parity. In recognition of this global day of awareness, we invite you to learn more about our findings and projects on women's empowerment and education for women and girls.
Topic: 
International, Gender Equality, International Education, International Health and Social Protection, Refugee and Migrant Populations
Project

Evidence Consortium on Women's Groups

To counter socioeconomic and structural challenges in low- and middle-income countries, governments, development agencies, and nongovernmental organizations have invested in different types of women’s empowerment collectives (WECs), including economic self-help group programs and women’s groups practicing participatory learning and action.
3 Feb 2021
Guide

Improving Lives Through Evidence-Based Approaches

Addressing persistent challenges in education, health care, and workforce requires evidence-backed approaches. For nearly 75 years, AIR has researched key issues and offered insight into the effectiveness of many strategies. Read our policy primer to explore our body of evidence covering issues such as COVID-19, early childhood, school climate, the opioid crisis, occupational licensing, and more.
Topic: 
Education, Early Childhood and Child Development, Postsecondary Education, School Climate and Safety, Health, International, Workforce
28 January 2021
AIR in the News
Coalition Releases Principles to Guide State and Local Spending of Forthcoming Opioid Litigation Settlement Funds
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
13 Jan 2021
Report

Examining the Educational Spillover Effects of Severe Natural Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Maria

While debates about cross-border migration remain a contentious topic of debate in developed countries, there is growing concern about increasing rates of internal migration driven by climate change. This study examines the effects of internal migration driven by severe natural disasters on students in host communities, and the mechanisms behind these effects, using the large influx of migrants into Florida public schools in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Topic: 
Education, Equity in Education, International, Refugee and Migrant Populations
9 Jan 2021
Journal Article

An Examination of Early Grade Reading Assessments in Central Asia: Using Factor Analysis to Determine the Latent Data Structure in Kyrgyz, Russian, and Tajik

The early grade reading assessment (EGRA) is frequently used in low and middle-income countries to inform the state of reading outcomes and reading instruction. In this study, Grade 2 and 4 assessment results in the Kyrgyz, Russian, and Tajik languages from the Kyrgyz Republic (4,751 pupils) and Tajikistan (4,328 pupils) were analyzed to determine the number and nature of the underlying EGRA constructs.
Topic: 
Education, Reading and Literacy, International, International Education, International Reading and Literacy