How could we increase the level of education in a remote town?

Question

How could we increase the level of education in a remote town (like a village)?
How would you construct the problem?
Thanks.

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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Answer 4

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