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POLICY PHILANTHROPY. LEVERAGING THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR RESULTS IN EDUCATION A World Bank Seminar Washington, D.C., March 30-31, 2010 Chito B. Salazar, Ph.D. President, Philippine Business for Education. INTRODUCTION. PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP?
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POLICY PHILANTHROPY LEVERAGING THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR RESULTS IN EDUCATION A World Bank Seminar Washington, D.C., March 30-31, 2010 Chito B. Salazar, Ph.D. President, Philippine Business for Education
INTRODUCTION • PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP? • “A partner - person who takes part in an undertaking with another” 30% 34% 29% 32% 33% 34% 24% 27% 26% 21% • PUBLIC vs. PRIVATE
THE PROBLEMATICS 30% 34% 29% 32% 33% 34% 24% 27% 26% 21%
THE PROBLEMATICS • Despite all the contributions, the education system continued to deteriorate • Business was all over the place, doing many things, achieving little 30% 34% 29% 32% 33% 34% 24% 27% 26% 21%
THE STATE OF EDUCATION 30% 34% 29% 32% 33% 34% 24% 27% 26% 21%
THE STATE OF EDUCATION • LOW OVERALL QUALITY (2005 RESULTS) • In National Achievement Tests, 97.9% of high school students failed, average score for English was 50% • High School Readiness Test, 92% failed • Average NAT elementary scores (2006) 57% • WEAK READING SKILLS • Independent readers: Grade 1, 14% to Grade 6, 23% • CONTINUING POOR PERFORMANCE IN TIMMS • 4th grade: 23 out of 25 countries in both science and math • 8th grade: 41 out of 45 in math/42 out of 45 in science 30% 34% 29% 32% 33% 34% 24% 27% 26% 21%
THE STATE OF EDUCATION • SHORTAGE OF CLASSROOMS (74,115), TEXTBOOKS (41.32M) AND TEACHERS (20,517) • THE PHILIPPINES IS ONE OF THE LEAST EDUCATION SPENDERS IN THE WHOLE WORLD • Education use to be more than 30% of national government expenditures, now its 12% down from 14% in 2000 • Education budget of 2.5% of GDP falls short of the international benchmarks 30% 34% 29% 32% 33% 34% 24% 27% 26% 21%
THE CONCLUSION • Need to address institutional and policy framework • Issue of overcentralization and inflexibility • Issues of accountability and transparency • Issues of politicization • Issues of incentives • Need to address key leverage points to have the most impact 30% 34% 29% 32% 33% 34% 24% 27% 26% 21%
GOING BEYOND PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS . . . THE POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT MUST BE ADDRESSED, THUS, THE NEED FOR CONTINUING AND SUSTAINED ADVOCACY FOR EDUCATION REFORM WHAT WE AGREE ON • Our education system is in crisis and there is a need to make it a priority • There is a need for a business voice and value for business to take the lead • Primary customer of the products of education • Can act fast • Experience with efficiency and effectiveness • There is a need for a framework to guide the reform agenda and other actions • Work together with other nonbusiness organizations
OBJECTIVES • Develop the institutional and policy framework that will support an education sector that ensures the competitiveness of our people and brings development to the majority • Identify best opportunities for strategic actions that can most effectively direct, accelerate, broaden or sustain education reform • Inform consideration of such strategic actions with the best available knowledge and information • Mobilize commitment in support of consensus on the specific nature of desired strategic actions
OUR TASKS • POLICY AGENDA • ADEQUATE FINANCING FOR EDUCATION • Larger budget + Special Education Fund • How resources are used • Governance • COMPETENCE VS. CREDENTIAL BASED TEACHER QUALITY • TWELVE YEAR BASIC EDUCATION CYCLE • A FOCUS FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY • 57-75: MAKING BUSINESS ACTIVITIES RESULTS ORIENTED • 57-75: WORKBOOK CAMPAIGN • 1000 TEACHERS PROGRAM 30% 34% 29% 32% 33% 34% 24% 27% 26% 21%
We want to see RESULTS in exchange for our resources.
What is 57-75? • A national multi-sectoral campaign to reverse the education crisis through a focused private sector intervention and community action towards system-wide performance improvements.
Goal of 57-75 To improve public schools’ and students’ performance in the areas of retention, comprehension and achievement
57-75 strategies • To cultivate a bigger, more focused, and more sustained private sector support for public education • Provision of essential resources and realigning of existing education programs with the goals of 57-75
57-75 strategies 2. To engage schools and communities towards greater involvement and accountability 3. To mobilize different sectors towards developing a constituency for education
Summary of interventions Grade Level 1-2 3-4 5-6 HS Primary Intervention Students reading, Math, and Science workbooks, teachers lesson guides and training Result Area/s Retention/ Decreased drop- out rates Literacy/ Comprehension/ Decreased incidence of non-readers Achievement Increased NAT scores, higher ranking in TIMSS, other tests Other interventions Targeted scholarship assistance Classrooms and desks Reading programs Science labs Computer labs Educational & cable TV Special tutorials for slow learners In-school feeding Learning Continuum
Framework includes: • Community involvement to ensure strong ownership and sustainability • Performance contracts and measures to ensure school accountability
What is the framework? Community Involvement Essential Resources ER + SA + CI = R School Accountability
What does the campaign offer? • Packages of essential resources for private sector support to schools • Consultancy and workshops on retrofitting or designing education programs aligned with 57-75 • 57-75 “franchise book”
Package 1 Retention Objective: Increase retention rate in Grades 1 & 2 Strategy: In-school feeding for children identified as likely to drop out due to poor health and/or nutrition Cost: P1,000 per child for a 120-day cycle P1000 for one student P10,000 for 10 students P100,000 for 100 students
Package 2 Comprehension Objective: Build reading competency* Strategy: Provide Reading workbooks to fill the instructional gap Cost: P200/child for workbook plus teacher & community support P1,000 for 5 students P10,000 for a class of 50 students P100,000 for a school of 500 students *in Years 1&2
Package 3 Achievement Objective: Increase proficiency in math and science* Strategy: Provide math and science workbooks to fill the instructional gap Cost: P200/child for workbook plus teacher & community support P1,000 for 5 students P10,000 for a class of 50 students P100,000 for a school of 500 students *Math in Years 3&4, Science in Year 5
LEARNINGS • The value of business as an “honest broker” • The continuing need to address the institutional constraints AND to education private sector on its importance • Identifying and targeting the key leverage points – getting the biggest bang for the buck – not more funds, but more effectiveness • Sharing of best practices among the different sectors – community involvement • Politics as a major constraint 30% 34% 29% 32% 33% 34% 24% 27% 26% 21%
THANK YOU! LEVERAGING THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR RESULTS IN EDUCATION A World Bank Seminar Washington, D.C., March 30-31, 2010 Chito B. Salazar, Ph.D. President, Philippine Business for Education