Rising Academies
Public schools across Africa are failing to provide a good education.
The Idea
Private Sector Management of Public Schools
Total Investment
1200000
Grants
0
Equity/SAFE
0
Debt/Convertible Debt
Funded Since
2019
Geography
Sector
Structure
The Mission
Get African kids to grade-level.
How It Works
Rising identifies poorly-performing public schools and takes over management. They introduce a structured, guided curriculum and buttress it with regular coaching of both teachers and administrators. Their feedback systems drive continual improvement within both school and system, and they offer governments varied levels of engagement and control.
The Dream
Governments deliver high-quality education through private-public management partnerships across Africa.
Why We're In
Rising is a rare bird—a for-profit business with rigorous evidence of impact in public education. They achieved excellent results in Liberia, and have done the same in a Rwandan pilot. The Rwandan government intends to scale and pay for this model, which could spur other governments. They’re developing tech—like their high-performing math chatbot "Rori"—that could further boost results.
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