education they receive. School enrollment rates have increased dramatically in developing counties since 1960, but many children … still leave school at a young age and often learn little while in school. This chapter reviews recent research on the impact …

2000s, we show that the Sponsor-led takeover leads to substantial changes in the teaching body and the school personnel …, with older and lower-achieving teachers leaving the school, and new teachers joining the Sponsor-led school from …

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