Download or read book Mud to bricks: A review of school infrastructure spending and delivery written by Carmen Abdoll and published by PULP. This book was released on 2014-07-04 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Centre for Child Law commissioned this study by Cornerstone Economic Research, to track school infrastructure spending and delivery. The report, written by Carmen Abdoll and Conrad Barberton, makes the concerning finding that the national Department of Basic Education has woefully underspent the School Infrastructure Backlog grant for two years running. In 2011/2012 spending was a little over 10 per cent and only at 23 per cent in 2012/2013 at the end of the third quarter. The ASIDI target for the number of schools to be built in 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 was 49. However, only 10 had been completed by the end of the first year. They predict that if the DBE continues at the same delivery rate, a realistic timeframe for the eradication of schools with inappropriate structures is probably 2023/24. They make recommendations which, if followed, could shorten the delay significantly. This study shows the importance of monitoring and evaluating progress against court orders and out of court settlements, to ensure that the right to a basic education is made real.