Throwing Money At Education Problem Isn't Enough Sunday Times (Johannesburg)
COLUMN - July 4, 2004

Local and international research indicates that the common-sense view is right: school performance depends less on inputs than on hard-to-measure factors such as the quality of the school principal, teacher commitment, and community involvement.

Each of these deserves a framework where incentives encourage teachers and students to perform. And we, parents and the public, need to know who is doing their job and who is not.