Third Basic Education Quality Improvement Project

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The objective of the Third Basic Education Quality Improvement Project is to increase equity, quality, and efficiency in providing preschool and primary education. There are two project components. The first comprises several subcomponents, including expanding the existing pedagogical model of urban, full-time schools and adapting the urban full-time school model to rural areas; constructing, transforming, rehabilitating, and equipping full-time schools as well as financing civil works and the acquisition and distribution of furniture and kitchen equipment; acquiring school equipment, learning materials, and school libraries; teacher training on the full-time school model, and providing new education technologies and bilingual education; and strengthening the partnership between schools and parents. The second component finances institutional strengthening of the overall education system, including reforming teacher training, and developing and implementing Education Improvement Projects (PMEs) as well as developing a research and evaluation division, implementing a management information system, and project administration.