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ASSOCIATION FOR REINVENTING SCHOOL EDUCATION
Private Sector’s Contribution to K-12 Education in India
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The paper highlights some international case studies of countries where regulations are formed on the basis of outcomes and output rather than input, effective ways of partnership between the public and private sector to enhance quality, public-funded independent schools and examples of schools which are built on short- term lease or rental mode.
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The current K-12 school system in India is one of the largest in the world with more than 1.4 million schools with 250+ million students enrolled. Schools have grown at a CAGR of 2.5% from 1.2 million in 2005 to 1.4 million in 2011 and enrolment has grown at a CAGR of 2.2% to reach 253 million students in 2011. The Indian K-12 system is facing two major challenges- access and quality. While the GER at primary grades has peaked, the dropout ratios in senior classes is still fairly high. There are issues due to lack of proper infrastructure facilities, high pupil-teacher ratio and lack of trained teachers which are impacting the quality of education imparted to students. Low learning level across elementary and secondary has seen an increase in the need for paid supplemental help by students…
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