MX PRIMARY EDUC.II

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The Second Primary Education Project consists of three major components: the human resources development component will provide in-service training and assistance to upgrade the skills of primary school teachers, principals, and supervisors, emphasizing the role of principals and supervisors in providing pedagogical assistance to teachers in classroom teaching. The educational material resources component will: (a) provide educational materials for both teachers and students; (b) supply classroom library and reference books and promote their use; (c) design and deliver bilingual textbooks and material for indigenous schools; and (d) rehabilitate, replace, or build urgently needed educational facilities to replace inadequate schools and meet new enrollment demand. The institutional strengthening component will: (a) strengthen education management capacity at both central and state levels by: (i) providing management training for planning and policy analysis; (ii) installing project monitoring, evaluation, and information systems; (iii) conducting education studies to prepare future investments at the preschool and secondary education levels; and (iv) supporting project promotion and diffusion activities; (b) provide incentives for teachers to work in remote indigenous, or hardship areas; (c) improve the supervision system; and (d) strengthen the textbooks and materials distribution system.