##  [Public-Private Partnership](/index.php/public-private-partnership) 

  ##  [Public-Private Partnership](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/public-private-partnership-0) 

  

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Definition

A formal, contract‑based arrangement in which public education authorities and private-sector entities allocate and share resources, risks, responsibilities, and decision rights to finance, build, deliver, operate, or manage educational services or infrastructure while retaining specified public-interest obligations and accountability mechanisms.