A Review of the Bulgaria School Autonomy Reforms

The sweeping decentralization reform of the education system introduced by the Government in 2007 to promote greater school autonomy and more efficient spending produced impressive efficiency gains and set the foundation for better adjustment to lo...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Education Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ABSENTEEISM RATES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACADEMIC PROGRESS ACADEMIC RESULTS ACADEMIC TRAINING ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT TESTS ACHIEVEMENTS AGE GROUPS ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROCESS ASSESSMENT TOOLS ATTENDANCE RATES ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS BILINGUAL EDUCATION BOARDING BOARDING FACILITIES BOARDING SCHOOLS CLASS SIZE CLASS SIZES CLASSROOM COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPULSORY EDUCATION CURRICULUM DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEGREES DEMAND FOR EDUCATION DROPOUT RATE DROPOUT RATES EDUCATION AUTHORITIES EDUCATION BUDGET EDUCATION DELIVERY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION FINANCE EDUCATION FOR ALL EDUCATION LAW EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATION OUTCOMES EDUCATION POLICIES EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION REFORMS EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES EDUCATIONAL METHODS EDUCATIONAL PROCESS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES EFFECTIVE EDUCATION EFFECTIVE SERVICE EMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT DATA ENROLLMENT FIGURES ENROLLMENT RATES EXAMS EXPERIENCED TEACHERS EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FINAL OUTCOMES FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS GENERAL EDUCATION HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCLUSION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTERVENTIONS LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING MATERIALS LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING PROGRAMS LINGUISTIC MINORITIES LINGUISTIC MINORITY LITERACY LITERATURE LOW PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION MAINSTREAM MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINORITY GROUPS MOTHER TONGUE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL MUNICIPAL SCHOOL NETWORK MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS NER NET ENROLLMENT NET ENROLLMENT RATE NUMBER OF ENROLMENTS NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF STUDENTS NUMBER OF TEACHERS OLD AGE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT PARENTAL PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS PAYMENT OF TEACHERS PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION COVERAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL DROPOUT PRINTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROFICIENCY PROVISION OF EDUCATION PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC EDUCATION SPENDING PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPIL SPENDING PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO PUPIL-TEACHER RATIOS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCIES QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION READING REGIONAL EDUCATION REPETITION RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION RESOURCES PER STUDENT RURAL AREAS SAFETY SALARY INCREASES SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL AGE POPULATION SCHOOL AUTONOMY SCHOOL BOARDS SCHOOL BUDGETS SCHOOL BUILDING SCHOOL CANTEENS SCHOOL CLIMATE SCHOOL COUNCIL SCHOOL COUNCILS SCHOOL DECISION SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY SCHOOL DROPOUT SCHOOL DROPOUTS SCHOOL EDUCATION SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS SCHOOL FUNDING SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL NETWORK SCHOOL NETWORKS SCHOOL PARTICIPATION SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL POLICIES SCHOOL POPULATIONS SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SCHOOL PROGRAMS SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SCIENCE STUDY SECOND-LANGUAGE SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SKILLED LABOR SKILLED LABOR FORCE SMALL SCHOOL SMALL SCHOOLS SOCIETY SPECIAL NEEDS SPORTS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENTS STUDENT COSTS STUDENT ENROLLMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT OUTCOMES STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT TEACHER RATIO STUDENT TEACHER RATIOS STUDENTS PER TEACHER TEACHER TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS TEACHER PAY TEACHER RATIOS TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING FORCE TEACHING STAFF TERTIARY EDUCATION TEST SCORES TEXTBOOKS TRANSPORTATION UNIVERSAL COVERAGE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/16334491/bulgaria-review-bulgaria-school-autonomy-reforms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13040

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Summary:	The sweeping decentralization reform of the education system introduced by the Government in 2007 to promote greater school autonomy and more efficient spending produced impressive efficiency gains and set the foundation for better adjustment to local needs. Despite initial successes, lingering concerns remain about the accountability of schools to the local community. Thus, as a part of a continued engagement with the Government of Bulgaria, this study records the achievements of the reforms and highlights outstanding challenges. Its aim is to assess progress in the functioning of the model of delegated financing and governance in the education sector. The study aims to identify where the model could be strengthened to further improve the achievement of the objectives of the reform. The study focuses on four questions: (1) To what extent are the reforms leading to a more efficient system? (2) Is there any evidence that the quality of education had been impacted by these reforms? (3) What is the equity impact of the school closures? (4) How are accountability mechanisms affecting the role of the major stakeholders?

A Review of the Bulgaria School Autonomy Reforms

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