Program to Support a Policy on Improving Equity in Education

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To support the implementation of the Education Financing Law and the General Education. Those laws are the basis of the Argentinean education strategy for the next five years. The specific objectives are: (i) quality improvement; (ii) to assure access and completion of basic and secondary education for kids from the poorer families; (iii) increase in the school day for schools in poorer areas; (iv) higher completion rates in secondary education; and (v) improvements in learning and use of information technology and communication. The specific activities include, scholarships, textbooks and education materials, school improvement projects in schools located in poorer neighborhoods; financing of school infrastructure and equipment; and upgraded of school facilities.