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JUST RELEASED: The 2021/2 @GEMReport’s rallying call – Who chooses? Who loses? – is an invitation for policymakers to question relationships with non-state actors and to #RighttheRules of education in terms of fundamental choices bit.ly/2021gemreport
The new 2021/2 @GEMReport shows that many countries lack adequate regulations on private education or the capacity to enforce them, undermining quality and widening the educational divide between rich and poor #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
The 2021/2 @GEMReport makes 5 recommendations to help #RighttheRules and ensure that equity in education is protected in financing, quality, governance, innovation and policymaking bit.ly/2021gemreport
There is no part of education in which non-state actors are not involved. Put simply, without non-state actors, the education of 350 million more children would fall to the responsibility of the state @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
In most middle- and high-income countries, over 80% support public provision of education, shows the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport Animated figure
Support for public education has gradually eroded in several low- and middle-income countries where public schools had been in short supply and their quality had deteriorated. @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Public education is not free. Households account for 30% of total education spending globally and 39% in low- and lower-middle-income countries. @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Public education is often not inclusive. Many public education systems fail to prevent stratification and segregation @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Analysis of 211 education systems for the @GEMReport shows that regulations of non-state actors tend to focus on registration, approval or licensing, teacher certification , infrastructure and pupil/teacher ratios rather than on equity and inclusion. #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Non-state actors are even more present in early childhood education. This is sometimes at the expense of equity and quality, shows the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Standards, information, incentives and accountability should help governments protect, respect and fulfil the right to education of all and should prevent them from turning their eyes away from pockets of privilege or exploitation, 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
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The 2021/2 @GEMReport’s rallying call – Who chooses? Who loses? – is an invitation for policymakers to question relationships with non-state actors and to #RighttheRules of education in terms of fundamental choices bit.ly/2021gemreport (Download 1 minute video) (YouTube)
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The question the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules asks policymakers is not just whether non-state involvement in education meets agreed standards of quality, but also how non-state actors help or hinder efforts to ensure equity and inclusion in education bit.ly/2021gemreport (YouTube)
Myths
[Myth ❓🔍 State and non-state actors can be clearly distinguished.] In practice it is far less clear-cut. Non-state actors enter the education sector for diverse reasons related to ideas, values, beliefs and interests. Read more in the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
[Myth❓🔍 The extent of privatization is known.] Most headlines on the role of non-state actors focus only on the share of private institutions in total enrolment. Read more in the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
[Myth❓🔍 The private sector is to blame for privatization in education.] The majority of private providers are single proprietor schools. They emerged in response to concerns about public school quality lowered by neglect. Read the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
[Myth❓🔍 Public education is equitable.] Households often incur high education costs through hidden fees, avoidable out-of-pocket payments and additional expenditure to compensate for what public schools do not offer. Read the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
[Myth❓🔍 Parents base school choice on robust information about quality.] Parents often schools that appeal to them for reasons other than quality: religious beliefs, convenience and students’ demographic characteristics. Read the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
[Myth❓🔍 Competition leads to school improvement.] Studies that demonstrate system-wide effects of competition are rare, due to the complexity of the subject matter, and findings have been inconclusive. Read the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
[Myth❓🔍 Private schools and universities are better.] When factors such as student intake and school resources are controlled for, the gap between public and private schools is usually slashed or eliminated. Read the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
[Myth❓🔍 The private sector is a solution to the out-of-school challenge.] Private schools are booming in urban areas, where enrolment levels are already close to universal. They are largely absent in rural areas. Read 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
[Myth❓🔍 The private sector is a solution to education financing gaps.] There is no evidence so far that the private sector is willing or able to play an important role in financing education to help achieve SDG 4. Read 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
[Myth❓🔍 Regulations can address all concerns about non-state provision.] Regulations do not meaningfully address how to promote equity and quality system-wide. Read the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
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JUST RELEASED: The 2021/2 @GEMReport’s rallying call – Who chooses? Who loses? – is an invitation for policymakers to question relationships with non-state actors and to #RighttheRules of education in terms of fundamental choices between freedom of choice and equity; between encouraging initiative and setting standards; between population groups of differing means and needs; between their immediate commitments (i.e. 12 years of free education under SDG 4) and those that are to be progressively realized (e.g. post-secondary education); and between education and other social sectors bit.ly/2021gemreport
Recommendations
#RighttheRules: Governments should ensure that households do not pay for education goods and services that their countries have committed to make available free of charge. Play #RightbytheRules Bit.ly/2021gemreport
Play #RightbytheRules: All education institutions, state and non-state, should be treated as part of a single system with common rules, financial support and oversight mechanisms #RighttheRules Bit.ly/2021gemreport
#RighttheRules: Schools should not select students. Countries are committed to non-discrimination in education, a principle that must be reflected in school admission policies to play #RightbytheRules Bit.ly/2021gemreport
#RighttheRules: Regulating fees or banning profit making can be used to address school choice policies that exacerbate inequality. Bit.ly/2021gemreport
#RighttheRules: The 2021/2 @GEMReport says governments need to establish quality standards that apply to all education institutions. Bit.ly/2021gemreport
#RighttheRules: Teachers should be valued as professionals in all schools. The 2021/2 @GEMReport says segmented teacher labour markets and wide inequality in teacher pay and conditions are strong signs of a malfunctioning education system. Bit.ly/2021gemreport
The 2021/2 @GEMReport says governments need to prevent private supplementary tuition from having a negative impact on system quality and equity. Bit.ly/2021gemreport
#RighttheRules: The 2021/2 @GEMReport calls on governments to establish common monitoring and support processes that apply to all state and non-state education institutions Bit.ly/2021gemreport
#RighttheRules: The 2021/2 @GEMReport says governments need a clear vision and framework of how they want to engage non-state actors and communicate this vision through regulations so that everyone plays #RightbytheRules Bit.ly/2021gemreport
#RighttheRules: The government’s role is to create the right environment to produce and share innovation. The 2021/2 @GEMReport says education should not be seen as a market where education ‘producers’ have incentives to outcompete other providers. Play #RightbytheRules
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#RighttheRules: Governments need to monitor and safeguard against lobbying by vested interests to prevent it from unduly influencing public policy. Play #RightbytheRules Bit.ly/2021gemreports
Additional tweets
Only 27% of countries prohibit explicitly profit making in primary and secondary schools, which runs counter to the vision of 12 years of free education for all @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Only just over half of countries globally have regulations that prevent selective student admission procedures in non-state schools @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Only 7% of countries have quotas that enhance access to schools for disadvantaged students through initiatives @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Households account for 39% of total education expenditure in low- and lower-middle-income countries compared to 16% in high-income countries @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Analysis in the 2021/2 @GEMReport of 15 low and middle-income countries shows that school uniforms and supplies accounted for almost two fifths of households’ educational expenditure #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
In some countries, such as Uganda, Haiti, Kenya and the Philippines, 30% of families have to borrow to afford their children’s education @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Analysis of new country profiles on the @GEMReport PEER website shows that faith-based schools can be found in 124 of 196 countries bit.ly/2021gemreport www.education-profiles.org
Non-governmental organization and community schools are found in 74 of 196 countries, often in emergency contexts @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
To evaluate the quality of education, parents refer to class size, teacher quality and effort, school responsiveness, discipline and safety, language of instruction, religion, ethnicity and culture, says the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Only half of countries have regulations on private tutoring, including who can actually become a tutor in the first place. @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Several high-income countries mainly leave textbook production to commercial providers, with government involved in providing guidelines and approving proposals @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Religious affairs, rather than education ministries, are responsible for faith-based schools in 22% of countries – and 70% in Northern Africa and Western Asia @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
About 40% of countries regulate private tuition in education legislation, while 11% regulate it only under commercial law @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
One in three students are enrolled in private universities and institutions globally @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
COVID-19 is the most serious crisis to have ever hit all the world’s education systems at once. Private school funding, that relies on school fees, has been substantially affected by COVID-19. Read the 2021/2 @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport
Beyond global and regional textbook publishers, technology giants have entered the online education sector, a trend strengthened during the COVID-19 pandemic. @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport Graphic
Profit orientation creates additional quality challenges related to market concentration and prioritization of returns over academic improvement @GEMReport #RighttheRules bit.ly/2021gemreport