What do Tanzanian parents want from primary schools - and what can be done about it?

RISE researchers ran a ‘discrete choice’ experiment among parents of school-aged children. They find: Parents’ choices are driven by proximity and learning quality, with little additional role for class sizes or infrastructure quality. Parents’ willingness to walk for learning outcomes - their tradeoff between distance and quality - varies widely by region. Regional variation in willingness to walk for learning is not reflected in the mix of services provided by the school system.