Various forms of private education have emerged in recent years in developing countries. Is this an important contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals or a worrying trend that will disenfranchise the poor?
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Uganda to close the largest chain of commercial private schools over non-respect of basic education standards
The Ugandan Minister of Education and Sports, Hon Janet Museveni, formally announced on Tuesday during a session of the parliament that the Government will soon close the schools operated by the largest and most controversial...
New page to follow the controversial outsourcing of private education to a private company in Liberia
As you may know, Liberia announced early 2016 its intention to entirely outsource its public pre-primary and primary school system to private actors, through a public-private partnership (PPP). The program is called “Partnership...
Organisations across the world say British aid to private schools could violate human rights abroad
London, 15 th October 2015 A group organisations have expressed concern today that the British government could be violating the right to education with its support for the growth of private schools across Africa and south Asia...
The UN expresses concern about « privatisation » of education in Morocco
The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR)* recently published a document outlining a list of issues (questions) addressed to the government of Morocco, to which the government must respond in...
UN Committee request Chile to explain when it will put an end to segregation in education and abandon the vouchers system
Versión española: http://globalinitiative-escr.org/?p=1920 In a list of issues released on 5 th March 2015, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) formally asked the Chilean Government to explain the impact...
Governments must not delegate responsibility of basic education to private sector, UN expert says
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education published yesterday the very important statement below. This important statement was very timely as some ministries of education stated that States should withdraw from provision...
Setting the Rules of the Game: how can regulations of private actors ensure the right to education post-2015?
See also on: http://bit.ly/1iQxIFF [1] The *Privatisation in Education Research Initiative*, [2] the *Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights* [3] and *the Right to Education Project* [4] are organising a panel discussion titled *Setting the Rules of the Game: how can regulations of private actors ensure the right to education in the post-2015 setting?* * *When? *Monday, 19 October 2015 from 18.00-20.00 BST * *Where? *Clarke Hall [5], Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL. Panellists will speak to the conditions within which the private sector can partake in the education sector, in particular in light of the new Global Goal 4 on education for all and the legal right to education. The discussion will explore what regulations are needed to allow for responsible and acceptable engagement of private actors in education, at a time when the emergence of a range of low-fee private schools targeting poor communities, including large-scale commercial chains, has sparked controversy [6] in a number of developing countries. [7] These schools have been problematised on a number of levels including social equality, quality of education, and teachers’ conditions. Still, private schools may have a role to play in education systems and the challenge is therefore for governments to craft adequate regulations to ensure the private sector plays a positive role, which does not undermine the efforts to realise the Global Goals and the right to education. The panel will include representatives from the public and private sectors, teachers unions and civil society, and a lively debate is expected with clear recommendations established for the way forward. Confirmed speakers include John Rendel (Executive Director of Promoting Equality in African Schools – PEAS [8]), Sylvain Aubry (Research and legal advisor, Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), and Sylvia Mbataru (Legal office, the CRADLE, Kenya). The session will be chaired by BBC Education Correspondent Sean Coughlan [9]. For more information and to RSVP, please email *info@periglobal.org* [10]. You can also check the Facebook event pag [11]e.We encourage you to share this invitation widely with your networks. [1] http://bit.ly/1iQxIFF [2] http://www.periglobal.org/ [3] http://www.globalinitiative-escr.org/ [4] http://www.right-to-education.org/ [5] http://20bedfordway.com/clarke-hall/ [6] http://www.periglobal.org/sites/periglobal.org/files/Responses%20to%20E… [7] http://globalinitiative-escr.org/advocacy/privatization-in-education-re… [8] http://www.peas.org.uk [9] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/correspondents/seancoughlan [10] mailto:info@periglobal.org [11] https://www.facebook.com/events/468799456615375/
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Human Rights Council Side-Event: ‘Human rights policy responses to the growth of private actors in education”
The global growth of private actors in education presents many challenges from a human rights perspective. As discussed during a side-event at the Human Rights Council last year, increasing privatisation of education is pushing already vulnerable groups deeper into poverty and furthering social divisions, making it more difficult for states to fulfil their core obligation to provide quality public education for all. Unfortunately, the issues discussed last year have become more acute and the questions raised at that time remain unanswered; in particular, which policies consistent with human rights frameworks need to be adopted to effectively respond to these challenges.
Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Also see on http://bit.ly/1QAnJQv The 1 st August 2015 edition of British weekly newspaper The Economist published two articles on the growth of private education in developing countries: “ Learning Unleashed” and “ The $1-a-week...