“It should be noted that most of the reports and evidence collated for this letter (of March 1st 2018) have been previously rebutted,” read the Bridge letter, signed by the firm’s Co-Founder, Dr. Shannon May. Nearly all signatories have never stepped foot inside a Bridge school, May wrote. Bridge runs over 500 schools in Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda, and India but now faces criticisms for its business module. "We think, as do our investors, that effectiveness should be measured on outcomes for children and in the case of education, learning gains. “In Liberia all teachers in Bridge schools are employed by the government."

Source: Front Page Africa March 07, 2018 03:00 UTC