The Role and Impact of Public-Private Partnerships in Education

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Country Program Program Description Objective Partners
Educational Services
14 Guatemala Scholarships/
Eduque a la Nina
15 Haiti Haiti Education
For All Adaptable
Program Grant
This program gave vouchers to girls from low-income
communities to induce them to enroll in the first, second,
and third grades. It was implemented in 12 rural communities
and involved approximately 800 girls over 2 years. Target
communities were chosen because they had the largest
differentials between male and female school attendance and
graduation rates. The voucher was renewed provided the girl
was promoted to the next grade.
To increase access, the project will fund per student subsidies
disbursed to school management committees of accredited
nonpublic schools to subsidize the tuition fees and educational
materials for out-of-school children. The project will also
train more new teachers and contract qualified NGOs and
school inspectors to strengthen the capacity of school
management committees. To improve quality, the project
will pilot student-centered learning programs adapted for
multi-grade classrooms, support student health and nutrition
programs, and strengthen private schools’ capacity to deliver
early indicators (grade 2) of learning outcomes, particularly
basic literacy.
16 Hungary Voucher scheme The guiding principles of the Hungarian system are high levels
of local control, school self-management, and acceptance of
school competition. Private institutions are entitled to receive
per-pupil grants from municipalities. Funding for private
schools is formula-based and dependent on the number of
students enrolled.
17 India System of
government grantin-aid
to privately
managed schools
Grants to aided schools account for a substantial proportion
of the education budget. Any recognized private school can
apply for government grant-in-aid, and once granted aided
status, it receives block grants in the form of the payment of all
teacher salaries. Teachers are paid out of school revenues and
are accountable to fee-paying parents and school managers.
Teachers are managed at the school level. There is a high
inter-state variation in grant-in-state aid.
18 Italy Voucher scheme In 9 (of 20) regions, the government subsidizes tuition fees
at private primary and secondary schools. There are (1)
income-targeted vouchers that offer partial reimbursement of
private school tuition, and (2) voucher programs that provide
a fixed payment, conditional on school performance and
family income. Schools receiving vouchers must be legally
recognized by the government.
19 Korea,
Republic of
Subsidies
Under the “leveling policy for secondary education,”
elementary school graduates are randomly assigned to either
public or private middle schools in their district of residence.
Private schools are required to meet government requirements
and are not allowed to charge tuition fees. As a result, 95% of
private school costs are subsidized by government, including
teachers and operations.
20 Mauritius Subsidies Most private schools in Mauritius are funded by the
government and are non-fee-paying (some have a religious
orientation). The government pays the wages of the staff of
private schools and their running expenses based on a grant
formula. Other indirect costs are met by students and their
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and uniforms). In 2005, 66%
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program is supplemented by incentive grants such as a loan
scheme for private schools with preferential interest rates to
upgrade their infrastructure facilities.
Increase access
and retention rates
Increase access,
improve quality, and
reduce inequity
Improve quality,
increase efficiency,
and support
decentralization
Increase access
Improve quality and
increase choice
Improve quality and
reduce inequity
in the school
environment
Increase access
and improve quality
Public schools,
parent committees,
school teachers,
Asociacion
Eduquemos a la
Nina
Nonpublic
primary schools,
Department of
Administrative
Affairs, school
management
committees, the
National Education
Partnership Office,
the National School
Feeding Program,
the Department of
Private Education,
the Fast Track
Initiative, the World
Bank
Private schools,
autonomous local
governments
Private schools,
central government
National
and regional
governments,
private schools
Central
government, private
secondary schools
The Mauritius
Educational
Development
Company, the
Development Bank
of Mauritius, the
Private Secondary
Schools Authority,
private schools
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