GPE to stay under World Bank but with more independence and 'new capabilities'

LONDON — The board of the Global Partnership for Education has decided to remain a World Bank trust fund until at least 2021, despite offers from France and Switzerland to host the organization.

The announcement, which came Friday at the end of a two-day board meeting in Dublin, Ireland, follows months of speculation about whether GPE should continue to be administered as a trust fund within the World Bank or set up independently. The decision is set to be reviewed in 2021.