PRIM.& SEC. EDUC. II

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The Third Primary and Secondary Education Sector Project will be a major element of the Bank's Country Assistance Strategy, which focuses increasingly on the human resource sectors, with a dual emphasis on basic social services to promote equity and advanced technologies to raise productivity. The Third Primary and Secondary Education Sector Project will improve: (a) educational quality through: the provision of about 3,000 teacher training places; institution-building in the library program and materials; a program to promote innovation, excellence and research with a focus on math/science achievements, small rural schools, pilot operations in communications technology and educational research; (b) equitable access through: experimental support to early childhood development and special education; construction/rehabilitation and equipping of about 4,400 primary and 3,200 secondary classrooms; and provision of housing for about 3,000 teachers and boarding facilities for about 20,000 rural students; and (c) the efficiency of management through: a staff development program for about 1,000 senior and middle level managerial and technical personnel, to be implemented under twinning arrangements with reputable universities/institutions; upgrading of the existing Educational Management Information System for policy and decision-making; and strengthening project management/implementation capabilities.