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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.

Welcome to the Policy Potluck Blog Series!

Jan 01, 2011
Welcome to the "Policy Potluck" Blog Series! We have gathered some of the industry's brightest minds to provide persuasive critiques, enlightenment and discussion on quality education is a social issue extending beyond classroom walls
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Involving the Private Sector and Citizen Groups in Education Provision

Jan 03, 2011
[This blog is part of  the "Policy Potluck" blog series.]  No one disputes the urgent need to take education to the poor, especially in developing countries. Most agree that public provision of education often falls short on lea
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Basic Services for All: Whose Responsibility is it Anyway?

Jan 19, 2011
[This blog is part of  the "Policy Potluck" blog series.]  When it comes to providing basic services like education, healthcare, and finance, who is responsible?  Unarguably, most would say government. But, when the governm
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Waiting For The World To Change

Feb 15, 2011
[This blog is a guest contribution on the "Policy Potluck" blog series.]   A few months back I went to see Waiting for Superman, the new documentary by Davis Guggenheim about the tragic state of the U.S. school system. The film
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1 Billion Idle Minds or 1 Billion Opportunities?

Feb 28, 2011
[This blog is a guest contribution on the "Policy Potluck" blog series.]   During the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative Conference, there was a fascinating discussion on the pressing need to tackle youth unemployment on a global sc
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Private School Advantage? Evidence from ASER Pakistan 2010 Findings

Apr 11, 2011
The past 11 months in Pakistan have been prolific on evidence based initiatives such as the finalization of the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Pakistan 2010 (rural). ASER Pakistan 2010 could not have come at a more appropriate time. It wa
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Education Emergency declared in Pakistan (Part I)

Jun 13, 2011
Pakistan has declared an Education Emergency in 2011! The Pakistan Education Task Force (PETF) co chaired by Mrs. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Social Sectors and Sir Michael Barber has put out an advocacy document tit
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Education Emergency declared in Pakistan (Part II)

Jun 21, 2011
The shifts in devolving education jurisdictions have created considerable confusion for the citizens of Pakistan rather than offer them a convincing line of action to handle the education emergency.   This dilemma needs to be quickly reso
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