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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
senior regional adviser, for their leadership and focus on improving the quality of education in the region. The team is also grateful for the valuable contribution of peer reviewers; at the concept note stage, the reviewers were Samer Al-Samerai, Halil Dundar, and Toby Linden. Amit Dar, David Evans, Birger Fredriksen, James Habyarimana, Juan Manuel Moreno, and an anonymous peer reviewer provided detailed comments on the complete book. In addition, the team benefited from the advice and comments of Deon Filmer, Toby Linden, and Halsey Rogers, and many other individuals throughout the preparation of the study. The team is indebted to Rosario Aristorenas, Germaine Ethy, and Celia Dos Santos for the administrative and logistical support they provided during the course of this study.