Assessing Basic Education Service Delivery in the Philippines : Public Education Expenditure Tracking and Quantitative Service Delivery Study
Over the last decade, the Government of the Philippines has embarked on an ambitious education reform program to ensure that all Filipinos have the opportunity to obtain the skills that they need to play a full and productive role in society. The g...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26475909/assessing-basic-education-service-delivery-philippines-public-education-expenditure-tracking-uantitative-service-delivery-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24676 |
| Summary: | Over the last decade, the Government of
the Philippines has embarked on an ambitious education
reform program to ensure that all Filipinos have the
opportunity to obtain the skills that they need to play a
full and productive role in society. The government has
backed up these reforms, particularly over the last five
years, with substantial increases in investment in the
education sector. Between 2010 and 2015, spending on basic
education increased by 60 percent in real terms, and per
student funding levels has increased considerably. Increases
in the availability of key inputs have also significantly
increased access to basic education. The results showed that
the quality of education in the country was low, with only
around one-third of elementary and secondary school students
being able to reach the lowest international benchmark in
mathematics. Recent detailed studies of education spending
in the Philippines have confirmed the need for more spending
to enable existing schools to meet national education norms
and standards. The purpose of this study is to assess the
quality of basic education services and the systems used to
allocate and manage public education resources. While
small-scale qualitative studies have been conducted to look
at particular public funding flows, there has been no
previous attempt to comprehensively assess the strengths and
weaknesses of the systems that manage and govern the use of
public education funding. This study aims to fill this gap
and to provide detailed evidence on the extent to which
these systems are effective in handling key items of public
spending. The study also aims to provide a snapshot of the
availability and quality of key education inputs at the
school level and to evaluate whether these resources are
distributed equitably across schools. The outline of the
report provides the context of the study and documents
recent trends in basic education spending. It also shows in
detail how recent spending increases have affected education
outcomes. In line with agreements between the study team and
key stakeholders while the study was being designed, the
findings are presented as a series of seven policy notes:
Policy Note 1: Assessing Systems for Hiring and Deploying
Teachers reports on new teacher allocations, hiring
processes, and salaries. Policy Note 2: Developing a
Proficient and Motivated Teacher Workforce reports on the
funds available for and the provision of professional
development opportunities for teachers. Policy Note 3:
Building Better Learning Environments reports on school
infrastructure spending. Policy Note 4: Assessing
School-based Management evaluates how well school-based
management institutions and processes are working. Policy
Note 5: Providing Schools with Adequate Resources to Deliver
Quality Education reports on the provision and use of funds
to cover school maintenance and operating expenses (MOOE).
Policy Note 6: Assessing the Role Played by Local Government
in Supporting Basic Education reports on the funding
provided for basic education by local governments. Policy
Note 7: Understanding the Drivers of Public School
Performance and Efficiency examines school efficiency and
explores associations between efficiency, performance, and
the explanatory factors highlighted in the other policy
notes. Finally, a short conclusion draws together the key
findings and policy recommendations contained in the
separate policy notes. |
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