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.
On May 21, 2008 USAID awarded AIR a contract to implement the Vocational Education Project in Georgia, a two-year workforce development project designed to develop and expand vocational education and training to meet labor market demand in the tourism and construction sectors.
AIR, as a sub-contractor to Catholic Relief Services, and funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food for Education project, is implementing the Foundational Literacy Improvement Package (FLIP) model in Lesotho over the course of five years (2022-2026).
On July 21, 2022, AIR presented the first session of the COVID-19 and Equity in Education (CEE) initiative’s Research Spotlight series. Dr. Jordan Rickles, a principal researcher at AIR, shared an overview of research findings from the National Survey of Public Education’s Response to COVID-19.
Rosa Castro-Zarzur is an economist in AIR’s International Development Division, with extensive training in experimental and quasi-experimental impact evaluations and more than seven years of experience conducting evaluations of social and agricultural programs in developing countries.
Her current work includes evaluating programs aimed at improving child wellbeing and reducing household ...
IMPAQ conducted randomized controlled trial (RCT) impact evaluations to examine the effects of interventions aimed at combating child labor in Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Malawi, and Rwanda. (IMPAQ was acquired by AIR in 2020.)
AIR opened a new office in Kenya today, demonstrating its deep commitment to conducting research and providing technical assistance in the East Africa region. AIR staff were joined by local and regional leaders for a grand opening event at the new office in the Westlands area of Nairobi.
AIR and The National Center on Family Homelessness announced that effective today their not-for-profit organizations have joined together to better assist those serving the needs of the nation’s homeless children and families.
Ensuring equitable access for all students is a persistent challenge in the education system. The Southeast Comprehensive Center hosted an Equity Summit November 29–30, 2018, in Jackson, Mississippi, with the theme “Accountable Leadership: Opportunities for Equitable Systems.” Participants examined data on equity gaps in specific geographic areas and the role ...
The widespread closure of school buildings and the shift to virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic has affected some students more profoundly than others. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, AIR hosted a webinar in which we explored new survey data on how the pandemic impacted the education of students with ...