Piloting Per-Student Formula Financing in Moldova : First Outcomes and Policy Recommendations

At present, the education sector is characterized by an oversized network of increasingly small schools and a high number of poorly paid teachers and non-teaching staff. A recent Ministry of Education sponsored feasibility study concluded that up t...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Education Study
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2014
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topic ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ACCESS OF STUDENTS
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENT DATA
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
AVERAGE SCHOOLING
BIGGER CLASSES
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
CLASS SIZE
CLASS SIZES
CLASS-SIZE
CLASSROOM
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMPETENCIES
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
COST OF EDUCATION
COST PER STUDENT
COURSE CONTENT
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DESIGNING INTERVENTIONS
DIPLOMAS
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
DROPOUT RATES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION AUTHORITIES
EDUCATION BUDGET
EDUCATION DATA
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATION FINANCE
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SPENDING
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL INPUTS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
EDUCATORS
EFFECTIVE TEACHING
EQUAL ACCESS
ETHNIC MINORITIES
EXAMS
EXPENDITURES
FORMULA FUNDING
FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE
GENERAL EDUCATION
GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS
HIGHER STUDENT LEARNING
IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
INSTRUCTION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
JOB SATISFACTION
JOB SECURITY
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS
LEARNING DISABILITIES
LEARNING MATERIALS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERACY
LITERATURE
LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
LOWER SECONDARY
LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NUMBER OF PUPILS
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUMBER OF TEACHERS
PER STUDENT EXPENDITURES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY GRADES
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROFICIENCY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY OF TEACHING
READING
REPORT CARDS
RETIRED TEACHERS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
RURAL STUDENTS
SALARY INCREASES
SCHOOL AUTONOMY
SCHOOL BOARDS
SCHOOL BUDGETS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SCHOOL COSTS
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
SCHOOL DROPOUT
SCHOOL FUNDING
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL NETWORK
SCHOOL NETWORKS
SCHOOL OWNERSHIP
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
SCHOOL SIZE
SCHOOL STAFF
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOL SYSTEMS
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOL-AGE
SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SMALL CLASSES
SMALL SCHOOLS
SMALLER ONES
SOCIAL GROUPS
SPECIAL NEEDS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ATTAINMENT
STUDENT COSTS
STUDENT ENROLLMENTS
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHER
TEACHER QUALITY
TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING FORCE
TEACHING POSITIONS
TEACHING STAFF
TEXTBOOKS
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY LEVEL
UPPER SECONDARY
UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION
spellingShingle ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ACCESS OF STUDENTS
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENT DATA
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
AVERAGE SCHOOLING
BIGGER CLASSES
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
CLASS SIZE
CLASS SIZES
CLASS-SIZE
CLASSROOM
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMPETENCIES
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
COST OF EDUCATION
COST PER STUDENT
COURSE CONTENT
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DESIGNING INTERVENTIONS
DIPLOMAS
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
DROPOUT RATES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION AUTHORITIES
EDUCATION BUDGET
EDUCATION DATA
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATION FINANCE
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SPENDING
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL INPUTS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
EDUCATORS
EFFECTIVE TEACHING
EQUAL ACCESS
ETHNIC MINORITIES
EXAMS
EXPENDITURES
FORMULA FUNDING
FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE
GENERAL EDUCATION
GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS
HIGHER STUDENT LEARNING
IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
INSTRUCTION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
JOB SATISFACTION
JOB SECURITY
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS
LEARNING DISABILITIES
LEARNING MATERIALS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERACY
LITERATURE
LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
LOWER SECONDARY
LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NUMBER OF PUPILS
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUMBER OF TEACHERS
PER STUDENT EXPENDITURES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY GRADES
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROFICIENCY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY OF TEACHING
READING
REPORT CARDS
RETIRED TEACHERS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
RURAL STUDENTS
SALARY INCREASES
SCHOOL AUTONOMY
SCHOOL BOARDS
SCHOOL BUDGETS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SCHOOL COSTS
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
SCHOOL DROPOUT
SCHOOL FUNDING
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL NETWORK
SCHOOL NETWORKS
SCHOOL OWNERSHIP
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
SCHOOL SIZE
SCHOOL STAFF
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOL SYSTEMS
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOL-AGE
SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SMALL CLASSES
SMALL SCHOOLS
SMALLER ONES
SOCIAL GROUPS
SPECIAL NEEDS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ATTAINMENT
STUDENT COSTS
STUDENT ENROLLMENTS
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHER
TEACHER QUALITY
TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING FORCE
TEACHING POSITIONS
TEACHING STAFF
TEXTBOOKS
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY LEVEL
UPPER SECONDARY
UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION
World Bank
Piloting Per-Student Formula Financing in Moldova : First Outcomes and Policy Recommendations
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Moldova
description At present, the education sector is characterized by an oversized network of increasingly small schools and a high number of poorly paid teachers and non-teaching staff. A recent Ministry of Education sponsored feasibility study concluded that up to half of Moldova s rural schools may need to be reorganized in the next three to five years in order to counteract the sharp population declines that have taken place over the last 20 years. It is important to underline that the restructuring of the school network is not a goal in itself. The main purpose of the reforms will be to improve quality of education through consolidation of schools and better utilization of resources, human and physical. The results of the evaluation of the pilots (first two-years of implementation for which the data is available) have been presented and discussed with the Ministry of Education during the Bank missions in May and September 2012. This paper is organized as follows: section two explains sector context and the core of the per student financing reforms. Section three highlights key milestones in per student financing reform in Moldova. Section four reviews first outcomes of per-student finance in two pilots Riscani and Causeni. Finally, section five presents the summary of key findings and policy recommendations.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study
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title Piloting Per-Student Formula Financing in Moldova : First Outcomes and Policy Recommendations
title_short Piloting Per-Student Formula Financing in Moldova : First Outcomes and Policy Recommendations
title_full Piloting Per-Student Formula Financing in Moldova : First Outcomes and Policy Recommendations
title_fullStr Piloting Per-Student Formula Financing in Moldova : First Outcomes and Policy Recommendations
title_full_unstemmed Piloting Per-Student Formula Financing in Moldova : First Outcomes and Policy Recommendations
title_sort piloting per-student formula financing in moldova : first outcomes and policy recommendations
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/20274273/piloting-per-student-formula-financing-moldova-first-outcomes-policy-recommendations-technical-note-government-moldova
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20775
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spelling okr-10986-207752021-04-23T14:03:57Z Piloting Per-Student Formula Financing in Moldova : First Outcomes and Policy Recommendations World Bank ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACCESS OF STUDENTS ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT DATA ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AVERAGE CLASS SIZE AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AVERAGE SCHOOLING BIGGER CLASSES CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CLASS SIZE CLASS SIZES CLASS-SIZE CLASSROOM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCIES COMPULSORY EDUCATION COST OF EDUCATION COST PER STUDENT COURSE CONTENT CURRICULUM CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DESIGNING INTERVENTIONS DIPLOMAS DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DROPOUT RATES ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION AUTHORITIES EDUCATION BUDGET EDUCATION DATA EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION FINANCE EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS EDUCATION POLICIES EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SPENDING EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL INPUTS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT EDUCATORS EFFECTIVE TEACHING EQUAL ACCESS ETHNIC MINORITIES EXAMS EXPENDITURES FORMULA FUNDING FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE GENERAL EDUCATION GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS HIGHER STUDENT LEARNING IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT INSTRUCTION INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT JOB SATISFACTION JOB SECURITY LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS LEARNING DISABILITIES LEARNING MATERIALS LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERACY LITERATURE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS LOWER SECONDARY LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NUMBER OF PUPILS NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF STUDENTS NUMBER OF TEACHERS PER STUDENT EXPENDITURES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY GRADES PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROFICIENCY PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHING READING REPORT CARDS RETIRED TEACHERS RURAL AREAS RURAL SCHOOLS RURAL STUDENTS SALARY INCREASES SCHOOL AUTONOMY SCHOOL BOARDS SCHOOL BUDGETS SCHOOL BUILDINGS SCHOOL COSTS SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN SCHOOL DIRECTORS SCHOOL DROPOUT SCHOOL FUNDING SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL NETWORK SCHOOL NETWORKS SCHOOL OWNERSHIP SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SCHOOL SIZE SCHOOL STAFF SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOL SYSTEMS SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOL-AGE SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SMALL CLASSES SMALL SCHOOLS SMALLER ONES SOCIAL GROUPS SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDENT ATTAINMENT STUDENT COSTS STUDENT ENROLLMENTS STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT TEACHER RATIO STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS TEACHER TEACHER QUALITY TEACHER RATIOS TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING FORCE TEACHING POSITIONS TEACHING STAFF TEXTBOOKS UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY LEVEL UPPER SECONDARY UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION At present, the education sector is characterized by an oversized network of increasingly small schools and a high number of poorly paid teachers and non-teaching staff. A recent Ministry of Education sponsored feasibility study concluded that up to half of Moldova s rural schools may need to be reorganized in the next three to five years in order to counteract the sharp population declines that have taken place over the last 20 years. It is important to underline that the restructuring of the school network is not a goal in itself. The main purpose of the reforms will be to improve quality of education through consolidation of schools and better utilization of resources, human and physical. The results of the evaluation of the pilots (first two-years of implementation for which the data is available) have been presented and discussed with the Ministry of Education during the Bank missions in May and September 2012. This paper is organized as follows: section two explains sector context and the core of the per student financing reforms. Section three highlights key milestones in per student financing reform in Moldova. Section four reviews first outcomes of per-student finance in two pilots Riscani and Causeni. Finally, section five presents the summary of key findings and policy recommendations. 2014-12-17T22:02:59Z 2014-12-17T22:02:59Z 2013 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/20274273/piloting-per-student-formula-financing-moldova-first-outcomes-policy-recommendations-technical-note-government-moldova http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20775 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Europe and Central Asia Moldova