This post is a reaction on the Guardian post which criticizes Pearson for investing in education, and gives reasons why the developmental community should not ‘reflexively’ be resistant to any investment in these areas by private sector stakeholders. It disproves several myths and makes a convincing case for why private education is better, cheaper and more effective. Read more here. This post attracted criticisms from Duncan Green, regarding facts and figures cited, and implicit assumptions made. Read it here. In response, Justin Sandefur, writer of the original post, submitted a counter post, available here.