Education Vouchers: Global Experience and India’s Promise
18 Oct 2022 1 Min Read

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 deteriorate with education vouchers. The paper describes the experience of eleven countries with education vouchers and draws lessons from their success and failures.

Author / Edited by:
Parth J Shah

Expanding Education Opportunities: Delhi's SC/ST tuition fee reimbursement scheme
18 Oct 2022 1 Min Read

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.

RTE Act & Private School Regulation
18 Oct 2022 1 Min Read

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.

School Vouchers in Sweden
18 Oct 2022 1 Min Read

The Swedish government undertook significant reform in the education sector in the 1990s. 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.

Author / Edited by:
Jan Sjunnesson

Direct Benefit Transfer in Education - A Policy Blueprint
18 Oct 2022 1 Min Read

The emphasis on delivering benefits directly reduces leakages, increases beneficiary choice, and eliminates intermediaries between the beneficiary and the state. This presents a unique entry point for structural reform in education in India, apart from also being a popular measure conferring political advantages for the government that introduces it.

Author / Edited by:
Edited: Parth J Shah, Bhuvana Anand; Authors: Ritika Shah, Celia Xinuo Chen

Liberty & Society Series 1 : Why is India Poor?
18 Oct 2022 1 Min Read

Why is India poor? Is it our large population? The lack of education? Our history of colonial exploitation? This monograph addresses the vital question that all of us have asked each other at one time or another. It challenges the most commonly cited causes for India’s poverty, attempts to offer plausible reasons for why India is poor and highlights the importance of institutions and policies that support economic freedom.

Author / Edited by:
Parth J Shah

Liberty & Society Series 2 : New Education Policy
18 Oct 2022 1 Min Read

Providing basic education to more than a billion people is a large and complex effort. How is educating the Indian masses going to be made possible? What are the roles of the State, the Market and Civil Society? This monograph addresses these questions and various problems surrounding schooling in India and suggests public policy solutions that will address issues of quality, cost, access and diversity of schooling, with a particular concern for the needs of the poor.

Author / Edited by:
Parth J Shah

Liberty & Society Series 8: Education in India: Voice, Choice & Incentives
18 Oct 2022 1 Min Read

Who has what degree of voice and choice in our current education system? Independent learning achievement surveys such as the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2014 or Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that learning outcomes are very low in India, especially when compared with global standards.

Delhi School Voucher Project
Tue, 10/18/2022 - 14:33 5 Min Read

India 's first School Voucher Project was launched in Delhi on 28 March 2007 by the Centre for Civil Society as part of the School Choice Campaign. To demonstrate the power of school choice, we awarded school vouchers worth up to Rs. 3600 per year to 408 students in 68 wards of Delhi.

School Education
Thu, 10/06/2022 - 12:41 5 Min Read

India is home to over 25 crore students belonging to different regions, cultures, and socio-economic backgrounds. Our work aims to reform education policy to make it more responsive to the needs of each student and give parents the choice to decide what is best for their child.

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