Harvard University recently put together an excellent conference on mobilizing the private sector for public education. The relevant papers and presentations, by both donors and academia, are now available online and provide a great summary of current trends and issues.
For example, Harry Patrinos points out that we still don’t know enough about the results of private contracting in developing countries.
We know a lot about voucher programs in the United States, as well as the charter school experiments. We know much less about other contracting forms in other countries. Therefore, impact evaluations are needed to increase the information base so that policymakers can make informed decisions… there are some very interesting programs in developing and transition countries that are not receiving much attention and merit further investigation.
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