scholarly journals Evaluation of Financial Subsidy Program of Punjab Education Foundation for Increasing Students Enrollment and Retention in Private Schools in Punjab

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 528-537
Author(s):  
Rashid Iqbal Klasra ◽  
Afshan Huma
Keyword(s):  
Private Schools ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Voucher Program ◽  
Subsidy Program ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Financial Subsidy

This study retrospects the idea of financial assistance program (school voucher program) proposed by Milton Friedman, lately developed by Peacock, Wiseman and Jencks. It examines the current education voucher program of Punjab education foundation designed for students of low-income families. The research aims to see efficacy of Public Private Partnership in school education in Punjab. It analyzes private schools choices for poor students through government financial subsidy program for basic education in Punjab. The financial subsidy program has become pervasive recently. The research was descriptive in nature based on opinions of Program administrators/Directors of Punjab Education foundation, Schools owners, Principals, teachers and parents related to private schools of Punjab education foundation. The results drawn through observation, questionnaires, interviews. checklists indicated that this program increases choices for poor families to enroll their children in schools of their preference because of quality, pedagogical approaches, affordability and geographical location regardless of financial barriers.

scholarly journals Analysis of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies in America-Example of an energy assistance program for low-income families

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxi Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Fuel Subsidies ◽  
Fossil Fuel Subsidies ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Energy Assistance

<p>TheWeinefficientfossilfuelsubsidiesself-reportlistedexistingfossilfuelsubsidiesincluding subsidiesfor<br />theexploration,Development,Extractionoffossilfuels,subsidiesforfossilFuelsemployedintheresidentialSector(represented<br />bytheLow-incomeHome Energyassistanceprogram).Thispaperchooseslow-incomeHome<br />energyAssistanceprogram(liheap)asacasestudy.Theresultsshowso: ① discriminatorypricesTofossil<br />fuelsinliheapledtoexcessiveFossilfuelconsumption.Comparedwith 2013, thenumber<br />ofheatingSubsidiesbyrecipienthouseholdsreducedby2.89%0in 2014, whileTotalExpenditureroseby19.23%0; ②<br />DuringFY1993toFY1995,FY1999toFY2001,FY$ toFY2007,<br />andFY2008toFYno.,Weatherizationbenefitsandcrisisbenefitsshowed asynchronousgrowth; ③<br />liheaprecipienthouseholdstendedtoconsumeMorefossilFuelthanLow-incomeandOthertypesTohouseholds,particularlyin<br />theSouthArea.Finally,Thispaperanalyzes"ExternalinstitutionalsystemThenInternalEnergyStructureof,theUSinefficientfos<br />silFuelsubsidiesReform,thusprovidessomepolicyImplications</p>

scholarly journals Innovative Partnerships to Address Food Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Brighter Bites Produce Voucher Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9175
Author(s):  
Amier Haidar ◽  
Christine Markham ◽  
Allison Marshall ◽  
Ru-Jye Chuang ◽  
Meredith Spence ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Participant Satisfaction ◽  
Voucher Program ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Program Participant ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The One ◽  
The U.S

The purpose of this communication is to describe the Brighter Bites produce voucher program, and its implementation and utilization across Brighter Bites families in four cities in the U.S., during the COVID-19 pandemic. The voucher program was implemented over nine weeks starting April 2020, with up to four USD 25 store-specific produce coupons sent bi-weekly to the homes of each participating Brighter Bites family (USD 100 total/family). Measures included type of produce purchased, amount of voucher that was used, number of vouchers distributed and redeemed by families, and a post-program participant satisfaction survey. Descriptive statistics, including count, frequency, and percent, were computed, both overall and stratified by city. During this time, Brighter Bites distributed a total of over 43,982 vouchers to 12,482 low-income families, with a redemption rate of 60% (at least one voucher redeemed) across all cities. During times of crisis, non-profit–for-profit partnerships, such as the one between Brighter Bites and the grocery retail industry, are feasible, and successful in providing produce to families in need.

Evaluation of a Subsidy Program to Increase Bicycle Helmet Use by Children of Low-Income Families

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia C. Parkin ◽  
Xiaohan Hu ◽  
Laura J. Spence ◽  
Katherine E. Kranz ◽  
Linda G. Shortt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Bicycle Helmet ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Average Family ◽  
Intervention Area ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Subsidy Program ◽  
Low Income Families

Objective. We have previously shown that an educational program was not effective in increasing bicycle helmet use in children of low-income families. The objective of this study was to evaluate a combined educational and helmet subsidy program in the same population, while controlling for secular trends. The secondary objective was to complete a third year of surveying children's bicycle helmet use throughout the study community. Design. A prospective, controlled, before-and-after study. Subjects. Bicycling children 5 to 14 years of age from areas of low average family income. Setting. A defined geographic community within a large urban Canadian city. Intervention. In April 1992, students in three schools located in the area of lowest average family income were offered $10 helmets and an educational program; three other low-income areas served as control areas. Main Outcome Measure. Helmet use was determined by direct observation of more than 1800 bicycling children. Results. Nine hundred ten helmets were sold to a school population of 1415 (64%). Reported helmet ownership increased from 10% to 47%. However, observed helmet use in the low-income intervention area was no different from the rate in the three low-income control areas (18% versus 19%). There was no difference in the trend in helmet use during the period of 1990 through 1992 in the intervention area (4% to 18%) compared with the control areas (3% to 19%). Helmet use rates from all income areas have increased from 3.4% in 1990, to 16% in 1991, to 28% in 1992. In 1992, helmet use in the high-income areas was 48% and in the low-income areas was 20%. Conclusions. There has been a trend toward increasing helmet use in all income areas during the 3-year period. Despite encouraging helmet sales and increases in reported helmet ownership, the results of the observational study do not support the efficacy of a helmet subsidy program in increasing helmet use in children residing in areas of low average family income. Strategies to increase helmet use in children of low average family income remain a priority.

scholarly journals Food Instability and Academic Achievement: A Quasi-Experiment Using SNAP Benefit Timing

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 897-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Gassman-Pines ◽  
Laura Bellows
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
The United States ◽  
Benefit Transfer ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Nutrition Assistance ◽  
End Of Grade ◽  
The Relationship

Although social policies aimed at low-income families are thought to promote children’s educational success, little research has examined how these policies are related to children’s academic achievement. This article focuses on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the United States’ largest food assistance program. Using administrative data on over 148,000 SNAP-receiving public school children, we analyze the recency of SNAP benefit transfer and children’s end-of-grade math and reading achievement test scores. Results indicate differences in students’ math and reading performance based on the recency of SNAP benefit transfer. Although the relationship is stronger for reading than for math, the relationship between students’ test scores and SNAP transfer is roughly curvilinear. Test scores peak in the third week following benefit transfer.

Privatization of early childhood education (ECE): Implications for social justice in Nepal and Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 700-724
Author(s):  
John Kambutu ◽  
Samara Madrid Akpovo ◽  
Lydiah Nganga ◽  
Sapna Thapa ◽  
Agnes Muthoni Mwangi
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Low Income ◽  
High Income ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Low Income Families

This ethnographic study examined the (un)intended 1 consequences of increased privatization of Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Nepal and Kenya. Qualitative data showed overreliance on high-stakes standardized tests increased competition for ‘good grades or examination scores’, thus (un)intentionally creating ideal conditions for proliferation of for-profit private schools that predominantly taught culturally decontextualized education at all levels of schooling. Private schools in both countries served high-income families and children, while low-income families and children did not have access to ECE or attended government and not-for-profit programmes. Rather than bridging the gap between low and high-income families, these educational spaces influenced existing social divisions and inequalities. Therefore, this study concluded that private schools in Nepal and Kenya function like businesses, which (un)intentionally promoted educational injustice 2 against children from low-income families. Consequently, authors recommend enactment of new educational policies and practices that promote culturally contextualized curricula in ECE programmes.

scholarly journals Students from all Layers of Society. Study Grants, Parents and the Education of their Children, 1815-2015

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 66-84
Author(s):  
Wouter Marchand
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Lower Class ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Government Grants ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The 1960S

This paper investigates how the system of government grants affected individual life chances for students in the Netherlands from 1815 to today, focusing on the accessibility of academic education and opportunities for social mobility. Study grants for adolescents from lower class or low-income families can promote upward intergenerational social mobility, since they remove the financial barriers of continuing education and can lead to occupations of a higher standing. By investigating the social background and careers of a sample of grant students compared to the overall student populations, this paper uncovers to what extent study grants had an effect on an individual and societal scale. During the two centuries under study the aims and size of the grant system changed, causing concerns about the effectiveness of the grants. In the entire nineteenth century grants for university students were restricted to those already enrolled, minimizing the appeal for newcomers from low-income families. The limited number of grants available prevented the system from influencing the composition of the student population fundamentally. However, this changed when the grant system was extended in 1919, and again after 1945 when grant allocation was connected to parental income level. The rapid increase of educational participation and connected democratisation from the 1960s made the grant system influential, however costly. The grant system has been a subject of ongoing political debate during the last few decades, since the grants’ effect on upward social mobility has been called into question.

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