Educational Success in Pakistan: Implications for Stability and Security
Thursday, June 6, 2013, 10:00 - 11:30 am
The Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha Rooms, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
Despite the steady stream of bad news from Pakistan, there have been a number of success stories. One example is the tremendous progress made in education reform in Punjab province. During the past two years, education reforms in Punjab province have resulted in more than a million and a half more children enrolled in school, increased school attendance to 90 percent, and 81,000 new teachers hired on merit. With 40 out of 70 million young people ages 5 to 19 not in school, reforms in Pakistan's most populous province provide important lessons for the rest of the country.
On June 6, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings will host a discussion on what can be learned from the Punjab experience. Following a presentation by Chief Education Strategist at Pearson Sir Michael Barber, Brookings Senior Fellow Bruce Riedel, director of the Intelligence Project at Brookings, and Senior Advisor of the Aga Khan Development Network Iqbal Noor Ali will discuss the implications for education reform, public-private partnerships, and security in Pakistan. Senior Fellow Rebecca Winthrop, director of the Center for Universal Education, will moderate the discussion.
After the program, panelists will take audience questions.
Introduction and Moderator
Rebecca Winthrop, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Universal Education, The Brookings Institution
Panelists
Iqbal Noor Ali, Senior Advisor, Aga Khan Development Network
Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow and Director, The Intelligence Project, The Brookings Institution
Sir Michael Barber, Chief Education Strategist, Pearson
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