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'Ms. Powell [US Ambassador to Pakistan] said the establishment
of the AKU examination board would help meet one of the major objectives
of improving access to and quality of primary and secondary education
in Pakistan.'
'Terming the
AKU examination board a "new opportunity" to improve the
quality of teaching and learning in the country, the US ambassador
[Her Excellency Nancy Powell] said the project would reinforce three
very important principles at the heart of education sector reforms.
She said that
firstly the alternative examination board in the private sector
would strongly influence future policy debate. Secondly, she said,
it would emphasize the importance teachers' training and follow-up
for helping students understand and apply knowledge. Thirdly, it
was also a very good example of public-private partnership, she
said.'
'More importantly,
we trust that when we look back on this occasion in five years'
time, we will say that this was the beginning of a significant change
in how teachers instruct and how students learn in Pakistan, said
the US ambassador.' [Her Excellency Nancy Powell]
'The people
of the country have been demanding alternatives. The setting up
of the AKU examination board and the Askari Board are a logical
response by the government in its bid to introduce education reforms.'
[Honourable Zobaida Jalal, Federal Minister for Education]
Ref: "AKU to get $4.5m to establish exam board, Accord with USAID," DAWN, 14 August 2003,
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