at the time of the internship anna gromada was completing her masters degree in international development at the institut dfctudes politiques de paris sciences po the paper is part of the work undertaken by the oecd review of policies to improve the effectiveness of resource use in schools school resources review and includes revisions in light of the discussion of an earlier version eduedpcsr l l at the first meeting of the group of national experts on school resources may the review provides analysis and policy advice to help governments and schools achieve effectiveness and efficiency objectives in education