school choice

24 Oct 2015 – A peek into private school in Malaysia – are they really better than government schools?

Events Previous Events By admin|October 9, 2015 |0

Date: Saturday 24th October 2015 Time: 9.30 am – 12.30pm Venue: University of Nottingham KLTC, Level 2, Chulan Tower, Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur Hosts: IDEAS We’ve spoken about school autonomy and schools having more independence to decide their o [...]

Give school choice to all parents

Education Opinion By admin|February 16, 2015 |0

By Wan Saiful Wan Jan. First published in The Star on 17 February 2015 One fine morning, you go to a nearby restaurant to buy roticanai for your child. You found that the service was disappointing. When you get home, your child complains that the [...]

Voucher system can improve schools but is country ready, forum told

News Newspaper By admin|February 14, 2015 |0

“The school voucher system which allows parents to choose which school to send their kids to is the best way to ensure equal access to education, while making schools compete to maintain high standards, an advocate of the system said at a re [...]

12 FEB 2015 – Should the government take over your role as parents?

Previous Events By admin|February 6, 2015 |0

Date : Thursday 12th February 2015 Time : 8 – 9.30 pm Venue : LLG Cultural Development Centre, No. 89 Jalan Maharajalela, 50150 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Google maps link Jointly organised by : Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) [...]

Policy IDEAS No 15: School choice and school vouchers programmes: Why do they succeed and why do they fail – lessons for Malaysia?

Policy Ideas Publications By admin|November 17, 2014 |0

This paper offers an exploration of the benefit of school choice and how school voucher programmes are a core feature of successfully bringing education choice to all segments of society. School vouchers are flexible arrangements for education fun [...]