Nepal: patterns of privatisation in education. A case study of low-fee private schools and private chain schools

The publication highlights the low funding of public education which is leading to its decline and consequent growth in privatisation of education. The study also focuses on the private schools’ failure to follow the norms and regulations set out by the Nepali Constitution, as well as the government’s failure to ensure the implementation of these requirements. It also warns that private schools are leading to greater segregation and gaps within the society, between rich and poor, and boys and girls.

Report of side event: 'Privatization, civil society, schools, and human rights'

During the 38th session of the Human Rights Council, OIDEL and the Permanent Mission of Portugal, cohosted a side event on the privatization of education, with the participation of four experts: Delphine Dorsi (Executive Coordinator of Right to Education Initiative); Ignasi Grau (representative of OIDEL); Louis-Marie Piron (delegate in charge of international relations of the Secretary General of Catholic Education in France); and

Rapport de la rencontre francophone sur la marchandisation et la privatisation de l’éducation, Dakar, 23-26 October 2017

Du 23 au 26 octobre s’est tenue la deuxième Rencontre francophone sur la marchandisation et la privatisation de l’éducation à l’Institut de la Francophonie pour l’Éducation et la Formation à Dakar. Cet événement a réuni 107 délégués issus de 25 pays.

Analysis of support to private sector engagement in global partnership for education recipient countries

This report provides an analysis of support to private sector engagement in Global Partnership for Education (GPE) recipient countries, building off a prior study focusing on GPE decision-making on private schooling. This review includes an analysis of 101 documents relating to the 40 GPE recipient partner countries with active Education Sector Program Implementation Grants (ESPIGs). Country profiles of Haiti, Pakistan, and Uganda are provided in an Appendix, each of which highlights important trends with implications for GPE support to private participation in education.

Les preuves face au marketing: rappel des faits vérifiés de façon indépendante sur Bridge International Academy par 113 signataires en tant qu'auteurs collectifs

Ce poste est publié dans les pages Débats du site NORRAG sur le droit à l'éducation. Il s'agit d'une traduction informelle de la version originale anglaise. 

Date: 
23 Avril 2018

Bien public contre profits privés

Cette boîte à outils doit servir de ressource aux coalitions et aux organisations de la société civile qui ont une approche de l’éducation fondée sur les droits, qui souhaitent mieux comprendre le développement et l’impact de la privatisation dans le secteur éducatif de leur pays et qui réfléchissent peut-être, ou se sont déjà engagées, dans le plaidoyer contre les effets néfastes de la privatisation.
 
Tout en reflétant principalement le contexte de l’hémisphère Sud, soit les pays à revenus faibles et moyens, la boîte à outils puise dans des expériences et des ex

Geneva consultation: Debating the Human rights guiding principles on state obligations with regards to private involvement in education

On 5 February 2018, at the Graduate Institute, Geneva, academics and representatives from states, civil society organisations, UN offices, human rights treaty bodies, and the private sector gathered  for the final in-person consultation on the draft Human rights guiding principles on state obligations with regards to private involvement in education  (the Guiding Principles).

Date: 
22 Février 2018

Educación privada de bajo coste en el Perú: un enfoque desde la calidad

El informe "Educación privada de bajo coste en el Perú: un enfoque desde la calidad" ha sido realizado conjuntamente por un equipo de investigación de la Universitat
Autònoma de Barcelona y del Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo de Lima y ofrece un panorama actual de la distribución de la oferta privada en el Perú, con especial atención a Lima Metropolitana y, en particular, al distrito de San Juan de Lurigancho.

The right to education movements and policies: Promises and realities

NORRAG Special Issue No 1. The right to education movement and policies: Promises and realities

According to UNESCO, 264 million children and youth are still out of school around the world, and this is only accounting for the primary (61 million) and secondary school (203 million) age population. In particular, the poorest and most marginalised, including ethnic and religious minorities, persons with disabilities, girls, and populations experiencing conflict, are often systematically unable to access and complete a full cycle of quality education.

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