Pakistan : Can Private Schools Catering to the Poor Increase Access and Improve Learning?

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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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
PRIVATE EDUCATION
EDUCATION FOR ALL
EDUCATION QUALITY
LEARNING PERFORMANCE
ENROLLMENT
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/852451522681489358/Pakistan-Can-private-schools-catering-to-the-poor-increase-access-and-improve-learning
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spelling okr-10986-295952021-05-25T10:54:36Z Pakistan : Can Private Schools Catering to the Poor Increase Access and Improve Learning? World Bank PRIVATE EDUCATION EDUCATION FOR ALL EDUCATION QUALITY LEARNING PERFORMANCE ENROLLMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 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. 2018-04-02T20:40:44Z 2018-04-02T20:40:44Z 2018-02 Brief 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 English From Evidence to Policy; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief South Asia Pakistan
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EDUCATION FOR ALL
EDUCATION QUALITY
LEARNING PERFORMANCE
ENROLLMENT
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
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EDUCATION FOR ALL
EDUCATION QUALITY
LEARNING PERFORMANCE
ENROLLMENT
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
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description 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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title Pakistan : Can Private Schools Catering to the Poor Increase Access and Improve Learning?
title_short Pakistan : Can Private Schools Catering to the Poor Increase Access and Improve Learning?
title_full Pakistan : Can Private Schools Catering to the Poor Increase Access and Improve Learning?
title_fullStr Pakistan : Can Private Schools Catering to the Poor Increase Access and Improve Learning?
title_full_unstemmed Pakistan : Can Private Schools Catering to the Poor Increase Access and Improve Learning?
title_sort pakistan : can private schools catering to the poor increase access and improve learning?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/852451522681489358/Pakistan-Can-private-schools-catering-to-the-poor-increase-access-and-improve-learning
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