December 2004
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Merry Christmas from the Education Forum
Vision for Australia: 'Hundreds of boutique universities'
New Zealand slips out of top rank for children's education
Broader ECE subsidies a 'monumental leap forward'
Student loans a boon for Maori
What makes a good teacher?
'Process over content' has weakened secondary education, academic says
High Court throws early childhood sector a lifeline
Preparing for the business of life
Export education levy sends wrong message, says industry body
A round-up of international news
Quote of the month
Academics lash out at 'control freak' Government
Business schools earn prestigious accreditation
Upskilled workers will boost productivity, says research
Significant Australian employer investment in training
UK specialist schools can be more effective
Private girls' schools excel at maths and science, study shows
Private schools dominate Quebec's 'Top 100' List
African politicians push for more fees at universities
Workshop on "Education and Training: Markets and Institutions" in Germany
The top 10 degrees in demand by US employers
Paying children for success
How well are American students learning?
World's largest early childhood merger
Australia gets first private medical school

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Loan scheme equips Indian schools for a brighter future

A non-profit British education consultancy and a multinational bank have launched a programme to help Indian schools upgrade equipment in a bid to boost low-income families' education.

The Enabling Quality Improvement Programmes in Schools (EQUIP) lets some Indian private schools for children of low-income families borrow money for computers, furniture, library books, teaching material, sports equipment and building repairs.

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation provides cheap finance and the Centre for British Teachers (CfBT) identifies suitable schools for the scheme and gives technical support including a school improvement plan.

Successful schools are eligible for an education grant from the UK-based HSBC Education Trust when the loan is repaid.

CfBT is a non-profit education resource management organisation based in the United Kingdom that supports schools, trains teachers and assists governments to bring about educational improvement.

It also carries out school inspections in the UK for the Office for Standards in Education and has more recently started managing UK state schools under public/private partnership arrangements.

Information on EQUIP.

More information on CfBT.