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PAISA District Studies: 2011 Provisional

Between May 2011 and August 2011, the PAISA team went to around 1300 schools in 9 districts spread across 7 states to do a detailed PAISA study on elementary education financing. The study focused on tracking the flow of funds from their point of origin (Central and State Governments) to their final point of expenditure. The 9 … Continue reading "PAISA District Studies: 2011 Provisional"

25% Reservation under the RTE: Rules in PAISA States

The Right To Education Act mandates a minimum of 25% reservation for disadvantaged groups and economically weaker sections in private unaided schools. This Brief analyses the key provisions for the policy’s implementation in the PAISA states.

Window on the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, ASER and PAISA: Notes from Bhopal and Beyond

Two weeks into a new job, there is nothing quite as refreshing as a field visit to gain a deeper sense of the nature of work one has embarked upon. So it was that, along with another colleague, I set off for Madhya Pradesh (MP) last week to meet state officials of the Sarva Shiksha … Continue reading "Window on the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, ASER and PAISA: Notes from Bhopal and Beyond"

Notes from the field: Implementing the PAISA survey

We are now entering the final lap of the PAISA surveys with only one of our nine districts (Jalpaigudi) still to go live. While it will take us a few months to analyze the data (watch out for the district studies that should be out in October 2011), the process of conducting the survey itself … Continue reading "Notes from the field: Implementing the PAISA survey"

The PAISA district surveys

For the last two months the Accountability Initiative team has been busy with the district level PAISA surveys. The district PAISA surveys are our first attempt to develop detailed district level report cards on the process of administering elementary education. Fund flows are the starting point and like the PAISA national report, the focus is … Continue reading "The PAISA district surveys"