NEW REPORT: The Private School Revolution in Bihar, Feb 2012.

Pauline was invited to attend the ARK (Absolute Return for Kids) gala dinner June 2011 by Paul Marshall (ARK Trustee) in recognition of the current work Pauline has been involved with in the slums of Delhi.The dinner was addressed by His Royal Highness, the Duke of Cambridge on behalf of the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry. The Duke announced a new venture between ARK and the Princes’ Foundation to support young people in the UK and Africa. The dinner raised £17.2 million.

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ARK video showing children in the Delhi Aspire and Enable programmes - vouchers and phonics in action in private and government schools in the slums. Click to view - April 2011

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Sugata Mitra in the Wall Street Journal - December 2010

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James Tooley on Radio 3 October 28th 2010 - Night Waves Free Thinking 2010 Night Waves brings together an outspoken panel at the University of Sunderland to tackle one of the most pressing issues for future generations: What do we really want from universities and graduates in the 21st century?

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James Tooley at the Enterprising School Symposium, Hyderabad, India James Tooley was the Keynote speaker on day two of the Enterprising School Symposium, Hyderabad, India the end of October 2010.

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It's independence day for those who rise to the Browne challenge - Times Higher 28th October 2010

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Pauline Dixon with Gurcharan Das in Delhi Pauline met with Gurcharan Das whilst in Delhi in June. Amongst other things they discussed Das's new book "The Difficulty of Being Good" and the ARK/CCS education voucher and phonics schemes which are being launched this year in Delhi. Pauline is acting as advisor to the ARK programmes.

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Pauline Dixon attends ARK Gala Dinner Absolute Return for Kids (ARK) held its major gala fund raising dinner in Waterloo International station, attended by more than 800 guests and addressed by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Pauline was invited to attend though the work she is doing with the team in Delhi, India concerning phonics and scholarship scheme. ARK raised £14.1 million during the dinner held at Waterloo International Station.

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Taxpayer beware: the hidden cost of the taxpayer's helping hand. James Stanfield, THES. March 4 2010.

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Frustrated pupils "bored by their factory schools"The Independent,10th March 2010.

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The Beautiful Tree James Tooley's new book "The Beautiful Tree" was launched at CATO, Washington DC in April. The book is a personal account of his journey and research looking at education for the poor around the world. According to Publishers Weekly the book is "Surprising...engaging...a moving account of how poor parents struggle against great odds to provide a rich educational experience to their children." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. James also appeared on ABC News and gave several interviews on the East Coast. James was also this year's speaker at the IEA for the Hayek Memorial Lecture on 11th June 2009, where he signed copies of his book. Extracts from Tooley's book have been published on the Globalist website. See the Washington Post and the Washington Times for reviews of the book (more reviews click here). Other reports on the book are found in the City Journal published by the Manhattan Institute, Correio of Peru and the Calgary Herald.