A series that investigates
existing and potential policies and their implications in
the areas of education, governance, livelihood and environment.
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| School Vouchers in Sweden |
The Swedish government undertook significant reform in the education sector in the 1990’s. Among the important steps in this reform were the institution of vouchers for schooling, decentralisation of education to the municipal level, and entry of private for-profit schools. This publication reviews the Swedish model, outlines the successes, challenges and gaps in the model, and highlights the political currency of this policy in present day Sweden.
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| RTE Act & Private School Regulation |
With the new Right to Education Act (RTE) comes an exciting opportunity to change the way private unaided schools are regulated and gain recognition in India. The role of the private unaided sector in India is crucial for achieving “Education for All”. The RTE Act provides an opportunity for state governments to explore ways in which to assure even better quality from private unaided schools.
This paper outlines an alternative strategy for the regulation of private unaided schools, allowing them to continue to make a significant contribution to “Education for All”. The paper is set out as follows. First, the research findings concerning private unaided unrecognised schools in India are reviewed. Secondly, the recognition norms as set out in the RTE and the ‘Model Rules Under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act’ 2009 are specified. And finally alternative systems of regulation from both developing and developed countries are considered in order to provide examples of forms of regulation that could now be adopted and adapted for the private school’s market in India. |
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| Expanding Education Opportunities:
Delhi's SC/ST tuition fee reimbursement scheme |
| The Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC/Minorities introduced
the SC/ST tuition-fee reimbursement scheme in 2003-2004 for
SC and ST students of Delhi enrolled in recognized unaided private
schools, having an annual family income of less than Rs. 1 lakh.
The subsidy provided by the scheme covers between 85% and 90%
of the beneficiary's total running expenses in studying in a
private school. This study concludes that the scheme's performance
has been suboptimal vis-à-vis its stated objectives.
It brings to light several issues that must be addressed to
make the scheme work more effectively. |
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| Education Vouchers: Global Experience and India 's
Promise |
Many countries have seen significant improvements in learning
outcomes after the introduction of vouchers, while a few have
experienced very little change. However, no country has found
learning outcomes deteriorating with education vouchers. The
paper describes the experience of eleven countries with
education vouchers and draws lessons from their success and
failures. |
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| Food
Stamps: A Model for India |
| Food security has always been one of the most pressing
issues in India . Debates largely concern about which
method to employ to ensure availability of food to those
who can't afford it. The Finance Minister P Chidambaram
has proposed to experiment with food stamps in a cluster
of districts of a few states to judge the viability of
the scheme. This policy review describes the experience
of countries in which this policy has already been implemented
and proposes a Food Stamp Model for India . |
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