World Bank2013-03-282013-03-282010-06-25https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13040The sweeping decentralization reform of the education system introduced by the Government in 2007 to promote greater school autonomy and more efficient spending produced impressive efficiency gains and set the foundation for better adjustment to local needs. Despite initial successes, lingering concerns remain about the accountability of schools to the local community. Thus, as a part of a continued engagement with the Government of Bulgaria, this study records the achievements of the reforms and highlights outstanding challenges. Its aim is to assess progress in the functioning of the model of delegated financing and governance in the education sector. The study aims to identify where the model could be strengthened to further improve the achievement of the objectives of the reform. The study focuses on four questions: (1) To what extent are the reforms leading to a more efficient system? (2) Is there any evidence that the quality of education had been impacted by these reforms? (3) What is the equity impact of the school closures? (4) How are accountability mechanisms affecting the role of the major stakeholders?en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSENTEEISM RATESACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTACADEMIC PERFORMANCEACADEMIC PROGRESSACADEMIC RESULTSACADEMIC TRAININGACCESS TO EDUCATIONACHIEVEMENT TESTSACHIEVEMENTSAGE GROUPSASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONASSESSMENT PROCESSASSESSMENT TOOLSATTENDANCE RATESATTITUDES OF TEACHERSBILINGUAL EDUCATIONBOARDINGBOARDING FACILITIESBOARDING SCHOOLSCLASS SIZECLASS SIZESCLASSROOMCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMPULSORY EDUCATIONCURRICULUMDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION MAKINGDEGREESDEMAND FOR EDUCATIONDROPOUT RATEDROPOUT RATESEDUCATION AUTHORITIESEDUCATION BUDGETEDUCATION DELIVERYEDUCATION DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION EXPENDITURESEDUCATION FINANCEEDUCATION FOR ALLEDUCATION LAWEDUCATION LEVELSEDUCATION OUTCOMESEDUCATION POLICIESEDUCATION QUALITYEDUCATION REFORMSEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SERVICESEDUCATION STATISTICSEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIESEDUCATIONAL METHODSEDUCATIONAL PROCESSEDUCATIONAL RESOURCESEFFECTIVE EDUCATIONEFFECTIVE SERVICEEMPLOYMENTENROLLMENT DATAENROLLMENT FIGURESENROLLMENT RATESEXAMSEXPERIENCED TEACHERSEXTERNAL EXAMINATIONSEXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIESFINAL OUTCOMESFINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTSGENERAL EDUCATIONHIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCLUSIONINFORMATION SYSTEMSINTERVENTIONSLEADERSHIPLEARNINGLEARNING MATERIALSLEARNING OUTCOMESLEARNING PROGRAMSLINGUISTIC MINORITIESLINGUISTIC MINORITYLITERACYLITERATURELOW PUPIL-TEACHER RATIOLOWER SECONDARY EDUCATIONMAINSTREAMMAINSTREAM SCHOOLSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINORITY GROUPSMOTHER TONGUEMUNICIPAL SCHOOLMUNICIPAL SCHOOL NETWORKMUNICIPAL SCHOOLSNATIONAL ASSESSMENTNATIONAL ASSESSMENTSNATIONAL EXAMINATIONSNERNET ENROLLMENTNET ENROLLMENT RATENUMBER OF ENROLMENTSNUMBER OF SCHOOLSNUMBER OF STUDENTSNUMBER OF TEACHERSOLD AGEPARENTAL INVOLVEMENTPARENTAL PARTICIPATIONPARTICIPATION OF PARENTSPAYMENT OF TEACHERSPEDAGOGICAL ASPECTSPRESCHOOL EDUCATIONPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY EDUCATION COVERAGEPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL DROPOUTPRINTINGPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTPROFICIENCYPROVISION OF EDUCATIONPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC EDUCATION SPENDINGPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC SCHOOLPUPIL SPENDINGPUPIL-TEACHER RATIOPUPIL-TEACHER RATIOSQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCIESQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREADINGREGIONAL EDUCATIONREPETITIONRESOURCES FOR EDUCATIONRESOURCES PER STUDENTRURAL AREASSAFETYSALARY INCREASESSCHOOL AGESCHOOL AGE POPULATIONSCHOOL AUTONOMYSCHOOL BOARDSSCHOOL BUDGETSSCHOOL BUILDINGSCHOOL CANTEENSSCHOOL CLIMATESCHOOL COUNCILSCHOOL COUNCILSSCHOOL DECISIONSCHOOL DEVELOPMENTSCHOOL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGYSCHOOL DROPOUTSCHOOL DROPOUTSSCHOOL EDUCATIONSCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEMSCHOOL ENROLLMENTSSCHOOL FUNDINGSCHOOL LEVELSCHOOL MANAGEMENTSCHOOL NETWORKSCHOOL NETWORKSSCHOOL PARTICIPATIONSCHOOL PERFORMANCESCHOOL POLICIESSCHOOL POPULATIONSSCHOOL PRINCIPALSSCHOOL PROGRAMSSCHOOL QUALITYSCHOOL SYSTEMSCHOOLINGSCHOOLSSCIENCE STUDYSECOND-LANGUAGESECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSKILLED LABORSKILLED LABOR FORCESMALL SCHOOLSMALL SCHOOLSSOCIETYSPECIAL NEEDSSPORTSSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSSTUDENT COSTSSTUDENT ENROLLMENTSTUDENT LEARNINGSTUDENT OUTCOMESSTUDENT PERFORMANCESTUDENT TEACHER RATIOSTUDENT TEACHER RATIOSSTUDENTS PER TEACHERTEACHERTEACHER CHARACTERISTICSTEACHER PAYTEACHER RATIOSTEACHER TRAININGTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING FORCETEACHING STAFFTERTIARY EDUCATIONTEST SCORESTEXTBOOKSTRANSPORTATIONUNIVERSAL COVERAGEVOCATIONAL SCHOOLSYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/13040