"Expanding and improving basic education in developing countries requires, at a minimum, teachers who are present in … and low levels of teacher accountability afflict many developing-country education systems. The paper presents evidence on … meet Education for All goals and improve quality. "--World Bank web site …

Educators and education policy makers are concerned with creating the best possible learning environment for students …

"Do public sector workers earn a wage premium in Djibouti and are the returns to education different across the sectors … sector. Workers in the public sector earn higher private rates of return to education than do private sector workers with …

School health and nutirion programs can contribue to achieving the goals of the Education for All initiative (EFA) by … helping children enroll on time, complete their education, and realize their cognitive potential. Achieving these goals …

This book aims to contribute to the World Bank's education agenda by communicating research findings on the impact of … education quality on economic growth. Eric Hanushek and Ludger Wößmann show that indeed the quality of education, rather than … mere access to education, is what impacts economic growth. These world-renowned researchers use data on economic growth and …

Bulgaria implemented sweeping decentralization and efficiency-focused reforms in basic education in 2007 and 2008. The … education system adjusted to the negative demographic trends by optimizing the network of schools (closing and merging schools …. This policy reform package produced a number of benefits for the education sector; it accrued savings of over 100 million …