Jamaica School Finance : SABER Country Report 2012

Although the availability of financial resources does not guarantee quality education, it is impossible to achieve this goal without adequate resources which often come from public sources. Understanding how to use resources for education wisely sh...

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topic ABSENTEEISM
ACADEMIC YEAR
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO TEXTBOOKS
ANNUAL SCHOOL CENSUS
AVAILABILITY OF TEACHERS
AVAILABILITY OF TEXTBOOKS
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC EDUCATION POLICY
CLASSROOMS
COGNITIVE SKILLS
CURRICULUM
DECENTRALIZATION
DISABLED CHILDREN
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION BUDGET
EDUCATION EXPENDITURE
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATION FINANCE
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
EDUCATION PLANNING
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION SPENDING
EDUCATION STATISTICS
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL INPUTS
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
ENROLMENT BY GENDER
ENROLMENTS
FREE BASIC EDUCATION
FUTURE EDUCATION
GIRLS
GRADE REPETITION
HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION
HIGHER LEARNING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
INFORMED DECISION MAKING
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
LEARNING
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
LEARNING GOALS
LEARNING LEVELS
LEARNING MATERIALS
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEARNING POLICIES
LEARNING PROCESS
LEARNING RESOURCES
LEARNING TIME
LIBRARIES
LITERATURE
MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS
MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES
NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
NET ENROLMENT
NET ENROLMENT RATES
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
PAPERS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY ENROLMENT
PRIMARY GRADES
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIMARY STUDENTS
PROFICIENCY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALIFIED STUDENTS
QUALIFIED TEACHERS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
READING
RESEARCHERS
RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
SCHOOL DAYS
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
SCHOOL FACILITIES
SCHOOL FACTORS
SCHOOL FEES
SCHOOL FINANCE
SCHOOL FUNDING
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
SCHOOL INSPECTIONS
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL TEACHER
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SECONDARY STUDENTS
SPECIAL EDUCATION
SPECIAL NEEDS
SPECIAL SCHOOLS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
STUDENT GROUPS
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT TEACHER RATIOS
STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS
TEACHER
TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHER SALARIES
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TEXTBOOK
TEXTBOOKS
TUITION
TUITION FEES
UNIVERSAL ENROLMENT
YOUTH
YOUTH POPULATION
spellingShingle ABSENTEEISM
ACADEMIC YEAR
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO TEXTBOOKS
ANNUAL SCHOOL CENSUS
AVAILABILITY OF TEACHERS
AVAILABILITY OF TEXTBOOKS
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC EDUCATION POLICY
CLASSROOMS
COGNITIVE SKILLS
CURRICULUM
DECENTRALIZATION
DISABLED CHILDREN
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION BUDGET
EDUCATION EXPENDITURE
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATION FINANCE
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
EDUCATION PLANNING
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION SPENDING
EDUCATION STATISTICS
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL INPUTS
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
ENROLMENT BY GENDER
ENROLMENTS
FREE BASIC EDUCATION
FUTURE EDUCATION
GIRLS
GRADE REPETITION
HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION
HIGHER LEARNING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
INFORMED DECISION MAKING
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
LEARNING
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
LEARNING GOALS
LEARNING LEVELS
LEARNING MATERIALS
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEARNING POLICIES
LEARNING PROCESS
LEARNING RESOURCES
LEARNING TIME
LIBRARIES
LITERATURE
MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS
MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES
NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
NET ENROLMENT
NET ENROLMENT RATES
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
PAPERS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY ENROLMENT
PRIMARY GRADES
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIMARY STUDENTS
PROFICIENCY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALIFIED STUDENTS
QUALIFIED TEACHERS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
READING
RESEARCHERS
RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
SCHOOL DAYS
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
SCHOOL FACILITIES
SCHOOL FACTORS
SCHOOL FEES
SCHOOL FINANCE
SCHOOL FUNDING
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
SCHOOL INSPECTIONS
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL TEACHER
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SECONDARY STUDENTS
SPECIAL EDUCATION
SPECIAL NEEDS
SPECIAL SCHOOLS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
STUDENT GROUPS
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT TEACHER RATIOS
STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS
TEACHER
TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHER SALARIES
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TEXTBOOK
TEXTBOOKS
TUITION
TUITION FEES
UNIVERSAL ENROLMENT
YOUTH
YOUTH POPULATION
World Bank
Jamaica School Finance : SABER Country Report 2012
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Jamaica
relation Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) country report;2012
description Although the availability of financial resources does not guarantee quality education, it is impossible to achieve this goal without adequate resources which often come from public sources. Understanding how to use resources for education wisely should thus be a top priority for education policymakers. Systems approach for better education results (SABER) school finance informs this conversation with a focus on the policies that drive performance in a school finance system. SABER school finance collects, analyzes, synthesizes, and disseminates comprehensive information on school finance policies in primary and secondary education across a range of different education systems. To describe the essential functions of an education finance system, SABER school finance collects information in five data collection areas: (i) school conditions and resources; (ii) allocation mechanisms; (iii) revenue sources; (iv) education spending; and (v) fiscal control and capacity. SABER school finance determines the extent to which the system effectively provides resources so that all children can learn, using six policy goals widely shared across countries: (i) ensuring basic conditions for learning; (ii) monitoring learning conditions and outcomes; (iii) overseeing service delivery; (iv) budgeting with adequate and transparent information; (v) providing more resources to students who need them; and (vi) managing resources efficiently. This country report uses this framework to characterize and assess the education finance system in Jamaica.
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author World Bank
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title Jamaica School Finance : SABER Country Report 2012
title_short Jamaica School Finance : SABER Country Report 2012
title_full Jamaica School Finance : SABER Country Report 2012
title_fullStr Jamaica School Finance : SABER Country Report 2012
title_full_unstemmed Jamaica School Finance : SABER Country Report 2012
title_sort jamaica school finance : saber country report 2012
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/24322061/saber-school-finance-country-report-jamaica-2012
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21760
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spelling okr-10986-217602021-04-23T14:04:04Z Jamaica School Finance : SABER Country Report 2012 World Bank ABSENTEEISM ACADEMIC YEAR ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO TEXTBOOKS ANNUAL SCHOOL CENSUS AVAILABILITY OF TEACHERS AVAILABILITY OF TEXTBOOKS BASIC EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION POLICY CLASSROOMS COGNITIVE SKILLS CURRICULUM DECENTRALIZATION DISABLED CHILDREN DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATION BUDGET EDUCATION EXPENDITURE EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION FINANCE EDUCATION MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PLANNING EDUCATION POLICIES EDUCATION SPENDING EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL INPUTS EDUCATIONAL PLANNING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ENROLMENT BY GENDER ENROLMENTS FREE BASIC EDUCATION FUTURE EDUCATION GIRLS GRADE REPETITION HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION HIGHER LEARNING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCLUSIVE EDUCATION INFORMED DECISION MAKING INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS LEARNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT LEARNING GOALS LEARNING LEVELS LEARNING MATERIALS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING POLICIES LEARNING PROCESS LEARNING RESOURCES LEARNING TIME LIBRARIES LITERATURE MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS NET ENROLMENT NET ENROLMENT RATES NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF STUDENTS PAPERS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY ENROLMENT PRIMARY GRADES PRIMARY LEVEL PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY STUDENTS PROFICIENCY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALIFIED STUDENTS QUALIFIED TEACHERS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION READING RESEARCHERS RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL BUILDINGS SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SCHOOL DAYS SCHOOL DIRECTORS SCHOOL FACILITIES SCHOOL FACTORS SCHOOL FEES SCHOOL FINANCE SCHOOL FUNDING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SCHOOL INSPECTIONS SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL TEACHER SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECONDARY STUDENTS SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIAL NEEDS SPECIAL SCHOOLS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDENT ATTENDANCE STUDENT GROUPS STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT TEACHER RATIOS STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS TEACHER TEACHER RATIOS TEACHER SALARIES TERTIARY EDUCATION TEXTBOOK TEXTBOOKS TUITION TUITION FEES UNIVERSAL ENROLMENT YOUTH YOUTH POPULATION Although the availability of financial resources does not guarantee quality education, it is impossible to achieve this goal without adequate resources which often come from public sources. Understanding how to use resources for education wisely should thus be a top priority for education policymakers. Systems approach for better education results (SABER) school finance informs this conversation with a focus on the policies that drive performance in a school finance system. SABER school finance collects, analyzes, synthesizes, and disseminates comprehensive information on school finance policies in primary and secondary education across a range of different education systems. To describe the essential functions of an education finance system, SABER school finance collects information in five data collection areas: (i) school conditions and resources; (ii) allocation mechanisms; (iii) revenue sources; (iv) education spending; and (v) fiscal control and capacity. SABER school finance determines the extent to which the system effectively provides resources so that all children can learn, using six policy goals widely shared across countries: (i) ensuring basic conditions for learning; (ii) monitoring learning conditions and outcomes; (iii) overseeing service delivery; (iv) budgeting with adequate and transparent information; (v) providing more resources to students who need them; and (vi) managing resources efficiently. This country report uses this framework to characterize and assess the education finance system in Jamaica. 2015-04-21T16:11:00Z 2015-04-21T16:11:00Z 2012 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/24322061/saber-school-finance-country-report-jamaica-2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21760 English en_US Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) country report;2012 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Jamaica