January 2007
"Universal Basic and Secondary Education"
Book Chapter
By Joel E. Cohen, David E. Bloom, Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom and Helen Anne Curry
This chapter reviews the current status of efforts to provide high quality schooling to all children between the ages of approximately 6 and 16. It examines rationales for undertaking such an effort, describes the challenges and obstacles these efforts face, suggests means of improving education delivery, and reviews varying estimates of the costs of achieving universal basic and secondary education.
January 2007
"Universal Basic and Secondary Education"
Book Chapter
By Joel E. Cohen, David E. Bloom, Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom and Helen Anne Curry
This chapter reviews the current status of efforts to provide high quality schooling to all children between the ages of approximately 6 and 16. It examines rationales for undertaking such an effort, describes the challenges and obstacles these efforts face, suggests means of improving education delivery, and reviews varying estimates of the costs of achieving universal basic and secondary education.
