Forum: Why and How the Public vs. Private Schooling Debate Needs to Change

The foreword and essays collected in this Forum each explore how to move past the stuck “public vs. private” binary

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 21 March 2023

• Document Type: Discussion Paper
• Theme: Education
• Authors: Das, J, Härmä, J., Pritchett, L., Silberstein, J.

Abstract

Are private schools better than public schools?” This ubiquitous debate in low- and middle-income countries is the wrong one to have. The foreword and three essays collected in this Forum each explore how to move past the stuck “public vs. private” binary.

This research is part of the Research on Improving Systems of Education programme

Citation

Das, J., Härmä, J., Pritchett, L. and Silberstein, J. 2023. Forum: Why and How the Public vs. Private Schooling Debate Needs to Change. Research on Improving Systems of Education. https://doi.org/10.35489/BSG-RISE-Misc_2023/12

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Published 21 March 2023