Education Financing & Management Reform Project

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The objectives of the Education Financing and Management Reform Project for Armenia are to (a) improve the quality of general education by promoting school-level initiatives, by increasing opportunities and incentives for innovation throughout the system, and by improving the supply of textbooks and teaching materials; and (b) help build the necessary institutional framework and capacity at all levels to operate the basic education system efficiently, equitably, and sustainably. The first component improves textbook production and distribution by financing the following: (1) purchasing and distributing core textbooks for general education grades 1-10 to schools over a four-year period; (2) providing equipment and technical assistance to establish a computerized system for consolidating textbook orders; (3) providing technical assistance and training in curriculum design and preparation of publishers guidelines; (4) providing technical assistance and training for bid administrators, bid evaluators, authors, and publishers in book procurement; and (5) providing training and information for school directors, teachers, and parents in managing school-based revolving funds and in allocating subsidies to poor students. The second component supports detailed design, piloting, and implementation of the government's strategy for reforming the general education system. Its sub-components will increase efficiency by rationalizing schools and staffing; and improve resource mobilization and school performance by granting schools legal and financial autonomy.

FY17 - Education,FY17 - Public Administration

World Bank Group

Project

Government, Education