Mexico: Impact Evaluation of a Low Cost Private School Model

Mexico: Impact Evaluation of a Low Cost Private School Model Lottery for admission into Christel House School | July 17, 2015 | Mexico City The evaluation of Christel House de Mexico, a low-cost, rigorous private school for poor children that also works to ensure parental commitment, uses a rigorous randomized experimental research design at the childContinue reading “Mexico: Impact Evaluation of a Low Cost Private School Model”

Revolusi Data Bisa Bantu Atasi Tantangan Pendidikan

Revolusi Data Bisa Bantu Atasi Tantangan Pendidikan From my talk at Sampoerna University, Jakarta, Indonesia, May 29, 2015 covered in Actual.co (http://www.aktual.co/sosial/revolusi-data-bisa-bantu-atasi-tantangan-pendidikan) Minggu, 31-05-2015 06:01 Harry Anthony Patrinos (Foto: Istimewa) Revolusi Data dalam arti akses ke informasi, perubahan aturan pelayanan, dan meningkatnya pengambilan keputusan berbasis bukti (evidence), ketiganya adalah kekuatan-kekuatan yang bisa membantu mengatasi tantangan-tantanganContinue reading “Revolusi Data Bisa Bantu Atasi Tantangan Pendidikan”

Serving the Poor Differently: The Effects of Private and Public Schools on Children’s Academic Achievement in Basic Education in Mexico

Serving the Poor Differently: The Effects of Private and Public Schools on Children’s Academic Achievement in Basic Education in Mexico By German Trevino (2015 Doctoral dissertation, Harvard Graduate School of Education): “Private elementary schools in Mexico are usually seen by wealthy and middle-class families as an alternative to public education. However, private schools have notContinue reading “Serving the Poor Differently: The Effects of Private and Public Schools on Children’s Academic Achievement in Basic Education in Mexico”

The Implications of Changing Private Rates of Return to Schooling

From NORRAG: https://norrag.wordpress.com/2015/05/19/the-implications-of-changing-private-rates-of-return-to-schooling/ By Harry Anthony Patrinos, World Bank. High returns signal that tertiary education is a good private investment; the public priority, however, isn’t a blanket subsidy for all, but a concerted effort to improve fair, equitable, sustainable cost-recovery at the tertiary level. In addition to being a basic human service, education produces someContinue reading “The Implications of Changing Private Rates of Return to Schooling”