AIR is implementing a mixed methods performance evaluation to assess RELP’s implementation and impacts; that is, whether the program was implemented as planned, how well the activities and sub-activities were integrated, and what facilitated or inhibited implementation of the project. The evaluation will also use a combination of quantitative and ...
This project aimed to study language-driven disparities in India’s education system by examining whether—and to what extent—access to education in languages that primary grade children use impacts their academic performance.
Due to the El Niño weather phenomenon, rainfall in southern Madagascar became so sparse that the Malagasy government declared a state of emergency in September 2016. AIR conducted an ex-post, quasi-experimental evaluation of the Fiavota cash transfer which investigated how the program affected households and children. ...
Dean Gerdeman has twenty years' experience in education research. Read about what he considers the past, present, and future of education in the United States, including virtual schooling, teacher shortages, and the long-term outcomes of the pandemic.
Between 2015 to 2018, AIR evaluated the impacts of 2SCALE on farm income and food security for participating farmers. The impact evaluation studies were carried out in five countries: Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Benin, and Mali to determine to what extent observed benefits can be attributed to program interventions. ...
Between 2016 and 2025, AIR’s apprenticeship team supported states to expand the use of apprenticeship as a key workforce development strategy. Partnering with the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), AIR was the national technical assistance provider for state agencies receiving state apprenticeship expansion grants from USDOL. In this role, we ...
Ke Wang is a senior researcher at AIR, with expertise in education statistics, survey data analysis, and technical writing. She currently serves as task leader and quantitative analyst for the Annual Reports and Information Staff (ARIS) program, which provides specialized statistical support to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). ...
Aditi Pathak is a senior economist at AIR. She specializes in research and evaluation of policies and programs targeted towards vulnerable populations including older adults and individuals with disabilities. Dr. Pathak has contributed to research on long-term services and supports, racial disparities in health care and vocational rehabilitation, Medicare and ...
The Digital Agricultural Advisory Services (DAAS) project in Ethiopia, also known as the Farmstack project, is a five-year initiative supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office that provides farmers with relevant agricultural extension via digital channels while strengthening extension systems in-country. ...
Despite rapid growth spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth visits offset less than half of the decline in in-person visits for elderly Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries five chronic conditions. Additional research is needed to assess the impact of ending telehealth flexibilities on equitable health care access and quality. ...
