Enhancing Accountability in Schools: What Can Choice and Contracting Contribute

Governments around the world, particularly those in developing countries, face significant educational challenges. Today, about 77 million children from the developing world are not enrolled in school and most children who complete school find they are not sufficiently prepared for the world of work. A number of governments have responded to the twin challenges of getting and keeping more children enrolled in school, while simultaneously ensuring that learning outcomes improve, by introducing policies that emphasize choice, managerial autonomy and accountability for results.

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