September 06, 2017
After one year, public schools managed by private contractors in Liberia raised student learning by 60 percent, compared to standard public schools. But costs were high, performance varied across contractors, and contracts authorized the largest contractor to push excess pupils and underperforming teachers onto other government schools.
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Romero, Mauricio, Justin Sandefur, and Wayne Aaron Sandholtz. 2017. Can Outsourcing Improve Liberia’s Schools? - Working Paper 462. Center for Global Development.DISCLAIMER & PERMISSIONS
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