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Getting APS on the Map
James Tooley
Jun 30, 2010

How do we get the APS sector on the map, on the national consciousness, on the national policy agenda? Sometimes we just need a change of government. 

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Affordable Private Schools: A Market in Themselves
Baela Raza Jamil
Jun 23, 2010

In Pakistan, for every 4 primary schools, there is one middle school, for every 10 primary schools, there is only one secondary school. Affordable Private Schools are a response to fill this gap.

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The “Affordable Private School” Market is Too Big to Ignore
Ross Baird
Jun 17, 2010

“India is a land of diversity -- of different castes, peoples, communities, languages, religions, and culture. Although these people enjoy complete political freedom, a vast part of the multitude is illiterate and lives below the poverty line. The single most powerful tool for the upliftment and progress of such diverse communities is education. The state, with its limited resources and slow-moving machinery, is unable to fully develop the genius of the Indian people…

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APS: A Ringside and Inside View
Naveen Mandava
Jun 14, 2010

Learning more about Affordable Private Schools is perhaps more about unlearning our ideas and perceptions about the consumption of schooling by the poor in India.

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The Biggest Stakeholder of All - The Students
Genia Topple
Jun 10, 2010

The sector of “Affordable Private Schools” (APS)—independent schools in low-income areas that can cost as little as $2/month—has the opportunity to transform education for low-income children worldwide.  The sector is growing rapidly: today there are an estimated 100,000 APS in India, 70,000 in Pakistan, and hundreds of thousands more worldwide from Africa to Latin America. The growth can be attributed to parents growing frustrated with the government-run schools and wanting an alternative.

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The Time is Now
Adrienne Villani
Jun 07, 2010

In the evolution of a sector - from nascent to mainstream, and all that is in between - there are moments that stand out, moments that signal “arrival,” in a sense. And I can’t help but think that the Affordable Private School sector, both conceptually and practically, is now making its loud first bleep on the radar.

There is a palpable excitement in the crowd. A sense of being in the right place at the right time. A feeling of being part of a sector that is moving forward, not standing still. For Affordable Private Schools, the time is now.

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Musings on The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act
Amit Kaushik
Jun 03, 2010

The Central Government of India signed into law The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 on April 1, 2010. Under the Act, all schools need to immediately seek recognition from the appropriate authority, and then they have to comply with the norms prescribed within a period of three years from commencement of the Act. Otherwise, they face the possibility of closure.

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