Education Reforms in Punjab

EDUCATION REFORM IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN IMPROVING THE TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN PRIVATE & PUBLIC SCHOOLS SINCE 2012 ABC DEF PKR 3.4 billion 150,000 to schools to meet their non-salary expenditures in 8 Pilot districts tuition-replacement vouchers provided to economically-disadvantaged children in urban slum areas to access ABC private schools Merit based recruitment of teachers LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS 5.000.000± 130,000 Candidates Student performance report cards displayed in all students in grades 5 and 8 of public and private schools tested annually. sat for test to qualify for almost 25,000 teaching posts. schools. Regular field based teaching advisory support provided to teachers across 393,000+ 111111 girls receive cash stipends for attending middle and high schools in low performing districts. the province. D.:T_B World Bank Contribution Financial and Technical Support to Punjab’s Education Sector Reform Program through a Rs. US$ 10 MILLION US$ 350 MILLION for essential capacity-building needs. credit from the International Development Association (IDA). THE WORLD BANK www.worldbank.org/pk PUNJAB