Education Policies and Practices: What Have We Learnt and the Road Ahead for Bihar

摘要: This paper assesses the status of education, both quantity and quality, in Bihar absolute terms relative to other states India. It then performs a regression exercise using panel data Indian identify correlates educational outcomes. also surveys broader literature on education policies which provides perspective current field Bihar. Finally, it makes case for several policy initiatives that should be accorded priority by policymakers JEL Classification: I2, J31, O15, O22 Key words: Education, Enrollment, Out-of-School, Bihar, India