Experts from AIR will present and participate in more than 30 sessions at the 6nd annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society in Mexico City, Mexico from March 25-29. The theme of this year’s conference is “Re-mapping Global Education: South-North Dialogue.”
Building equitable approaches to collecting data, generating evidence, and providing technical assistance locally, regionally, nationally, and globally are among the approaches AIR is leveraging to create more resilient communities and to address challenges related to climate change.
Madagascar’s status as one of the poorest countries in Africa, combined with its increased risk for natural disasters and climate change, amplifies the need to invest in social protection, health, and education to support economic growth for a young and growing population. AIR and its partners are conducting an evaluation ...
Jonathan A. Simonetta is Vice President, International Development at AIR. As Vice President, he mentors researchers, oversees projects, monitors overall project performance, and leads business development for our International Development Division.
A study by AIR sheds light on the specific strategies and practices that may account for differences in student achievement among Boston's traditional, pilot, and charter schools. According to the study, high-achieving schools of all types—traditional, charter, and pilot—share a critical common characteristic: school leaders with enough autonomy to deliver ...
Approximately 13% of Zambia’s 15- to 49-year-olds are living with HIV, and the nation’s long-term vision is to end the threat of the disease by 2030. The Join-in Circuit on AIDS, Love, and Sexuality in Zambia aims to bolster existing sexual and reproductive health education efforts. Through the program, trained ...
Although there has been less experience with universal cash transfers (UCTs) in Africa, particularly in humanitarian settings, they are among the more promising options for delivering assistance. In order to help fill the evidence gap on cash transfers in humanitarian settings, AIR partnered with UNICEF-DRC to compile and analyze data ...
East Africa is home to some of the most spectacular wildlife and ecosystems in the world. These vast yet fragile environments contribute greatly to national and regional economies, producing between 7.5 and 10 percent of the regional gross domestic product. However, unplanned and unregulated land use and industrial development disrupt ...
Making the world a better and more informed place drives AIR board members, fellows, and staff. These recent books examine pressing issues in depth, drawing on the best research available to understand complex challenges and offer practical solutions.
Are teachers working in charter schools more effective in improving student outcomes compared to teachers working in traditional public schools? In this blog post, Umut Özek, a principal researcher at AIR, describes a new study in which he and his fellow authors examined the disparities in teacher effectiveness between charter ...