EDUCATION III

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The objectives of the proposed project would be to: (i) develop the government's institutional capacity for the provision of relevant textbooks; (ii) provide sufficient classrooms to meet expected demand for primary education in Guatamala City's poor urban areas and surrounding municipalities; and (iii) improve planning of the education system. The project components include: (i) organization and strengthening of a national textbook center, production of six million textbooks and related teaching materials, and training of over 21,000 teachers, principals and supervisors in the use of these materials; (ii) provision of 375 new classrooms, upgrading of another 300 classrooms, and furnishing and equipping of 400 classrooms; and (iii) support to planning for bilingual education, curriculum development, information systems and project evaluation procedures.