The Role and Impact of Public-Private Partnerships in Education

Public-Private Partnerships:
Program and Policy
ADescriptions by Contract Type
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Country Program Program Description Objective Partners
Educational Services
1 Argentina Public funding for
private schools
2 Australia Public funding
for independent
schools
3 Bangladesh Female Secondary
School Assistance
Project
Private school coverage at the primary and secondary level
was approximately 26.4% in 2005. Local education authorities
provide public resources to support teacher salaries, totally or
partially, in 65% of private schools. In 2005, the total amount of
public resources transferred to private schools represented
13% of local education budgets, which is equivalent to 0.47%
of GDP. The Law of Education Finance does not establish a
concrete formula for transferring public resources to private
schools.
Independent schools receive both recurrent and capital
funding, with the former being the larger of the two
components. Recurrent funding is provided both in the form
of general per-student grants and specific funding aimed at
targeted groups of students. Payments to individual schools
are based on a sliding scale that depends on a school’s
socioeconomic status. In 2007, enrollments in nongovernment
schools represented over 33% of total enrollments.
Scholarships cover the direct cost of girls’ secondary
education. Once girls have satisfied a set of requirements,
the corresponding schools are paid the entire tuition amount.
Additionally, girls receive a stipend expected to cover 50%
of school fees. Other components of the project include
curriculum reform, instructional materials development,
teacher training, the improvement of school infrastructure, and
institutional capacity building.
4 Bangladesh Subsidies The government subsidizes at least 9 teachers at 90% of the
government base teachers’ salaries at community-managed,
not-for-profit, nongovernment schools. Government subsidizes
increases in enrollment by paying for additional teachers as
long as the school meets the state criteria. Subsidies work
like a quasi-voucher because they are tied to increased
enrollment.
5 Belgium Voucher scheme The vast majority of approved private schools receive grants
from the government on the same basis as public authority
schools. Staff salaries are paid directly by the government and
funding is provided for other operating expenses. Assistance
for the development of capital infrastructure is provided via
grants, loan guarantees, and favorable interest rates. Grantaided
schools must meet minimum academic and operating
standards but have the freedom to choose their educational
plan. In 2004, more than 50% of enrollments at the basic and
secondary levels were private. Most private schools have a
religious association.
6 Canada
(Alberta)
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Local education
authorities, public
schools
Private, religious,
and public schools,
government of
Australia
Government of
Bangladesh, Asian
Development Bank,
the World Bank,
public and private
schools
Nongovernment
schools,
government of
Bangladesh
Public, private
schools, and the
state
Provincial
government
of Alberta,
independent
schools
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