How could we increase the level of education in a remote town (like a village)? How would you construct the problem? Thanks.
Hi, It's a very common McKinsey case. Start by clarifying the objective: How do we define education (undergrad, grad, skills, etc) How do we measure the level of education (Literacy rate? Test results? etc.) What is the current level and what is the desired level Supposing the criteria is the result of the school tests I will use the following structure: Developing the skills Content (quality, structure, homework, etc) Tools (Computers, books, etc) Teachers (Education, quality, local / non-local etc) Motivation Culture in the village and in school (Museums, theaters, exchanges, cultural and exchange trips to the bigger city, etc) Further education - graduate education opportunities Career opportunities in the town / outside the town Extracurricular activities Infrastructure & funding School assets (Building, classrooms, sports grounds, IT, etc) Transportation across the village Funding (Federal / state / local funding, Private Sponsors, Non-profits / mentor council, Funding abroad, Private - Parents) Performance & monitoring Our initiatives KPIs How do we track the performance of kids / teachers / etc Best