In recent decades, many countries have established autonomous schools, which are publicly funded but can operate more independently than government-run schools. Natalie Irmert, Jan Bietenbeck, Linn Mattisson and Felix Weinhardt use data from 15 countries over 16 years to examine the impact of these schools. They find the schools have no overall improvement in educational attainment and increase inequality.

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27 February 2024

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LSE Business Review

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2024/02/27/do-publicly-funded-autonomous-schools-improve-education-systems-in-the-world/

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