Pakistan : Can Private Schools Catering to the Poor Increase Access and Improve Learning?
Educating children is a priority across the world, but low-income countries can face enormous challenges. Schools are often overcrowded and in disrepair. Teachers don't always show up or may not be qualified or interested in teaching. Parents...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/852451522681489358/Pakistan-Can-private-schools-catering-to-the-poor-increase-access-and-improve-learning http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29595 |
| Summary: | Educating children is a priority across
the world, but low-income countries can face enormous
challenges. Schools are often overcrowded and in disrepair.
Teachers don't always show up or may not be qualified
or interested in teaching. Parents hesitate to send
children, especially girls, to schools that aren't
close by or they may want to keep them at home to help with
housework. The numbers tell the story: Worldwide, 58 million
children who should be in primary school are not, despite
the push for universal primary education by national
governments and international organizations. In the effort
to boost enrollment, raise teaching standards and strengthen
school accountability, policymakers and education experts
are exploring a variety of approaches, including leveraging
the private and other non-governmental sectors to offer
quality education to disadvantaged children. |
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