Publication

This essay briefly discusses a number of links in the chain between school construction and improvements in the quality of life –between construction and enrollment, between enrollment and learning, and between schooling and both economic growth and health outcomes. Given what is suggested by the evidence regarding strength of those links, it asks 'is universal education a good idea?' and 'can we improve learning outcomes?' While it suggests the answer to these two questions is 'yes,' that is dependent at the least on a significant, complicated, focus on the question of quality of education.