Blogs - Category: Business Models & Sustainability

Welcome to the new Expert Blog Series! We have gathered some of the industry's brightest minds to discuss challenges and seek innovation around APS education quality, policy and impact investing. We hope you enjoy the discussions and invite you share your thoughts, comments or suggestions on topics of interest.

Scaling up Low-cost, For-profit Education Provision: The Franchise Way

Oct 29, 2010
Low-cost schools are mushrooming in low-income areas across several countries, India, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Pakistan to name a few. But in most cases, these schools are tiny, run out of small rooms, with less than 100 students and run by a

Free Money In, Free Service Out; Dubious Impact All Around

Nov 02, 2010
In the uncomfortable battle of survival between developed and developing nations, it has recently become a relatively accepted notion that “charity” or more accurately, free money, is no longer the appropriate dissemination tool for pov