Purpose Education budgets are being reduced by many governments, especially in low- and middle-income (LMIC) countries, as finite resources are diverted toward the health crisis brought about by the pandemic As the crisis continues, some governments may opt to turn to education public-private partnerships (PPP) to meet funding shortfalls and build capacity This paper discusses some of the common critiques of educational PPPs, examines some pertinent case studies, and offers suggestions for practitioners and decision-makers on sustainable and ethical PPPs in education Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on existing literature and current reporting by international/intergovernmental organizations to explore the complex role of public and private collaboration and agency in education and offers insights and suggestions to the challenges that may arise with increased educational PPPs as a result of the pandemic Findings PPPs are controversial, susceptible to issues of accountability and transparency, and findings so far are varied, and yet countries may turn to them to address funding and resource shortfalls arising from the pandemic The author proposes recommendations to address the common issues in educational PPPs Originality/value This paper will contribute to the evolving conversation on educational PPPs, its role and limitations

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COVID-19正在扼杀教育预算：教育公私合作伙伴关系是否是答案？

目的许多国家（尤其是中低收入（LMIC）国家）的教育预算正在减少，因为有限的资源被转移到大流行带来的健康危机中。随着危机的继续，一些政府可能会选择转向教育公私合作伙伴关系（PPP），以解决资金短缺和能力建设的问题本文讨论了一些教育性PPP的常见批评，研究了一些相关的案例研究，并为从业者和决策者提供有关教育中可持续和符合道德规范的PPP的建议设计/方法/方法本文借鉴国际/政府间组织的现有文献和最新报告，探讨公共和私人合作与机构在教育和教育中的复杂作用。针对大流行导致的教育PPP增加可能带来的挑战提供见解和建议。发现PPP有争议，容易受到问责制和透明性的影响，迄今为止的发现各不相同，但是各国可能会求助于他们，以解决由大流行引起的资金和资源短缺问题。作者提出了一些建议，以解决教育PPP中的常见问题。原创性/价值本文将为有关教育PPP，其作用和局限性的不断发展的对话做出贡献。