Bridge International Academies has come under criticism for promoting the privatization of public education in Africa

Bridge International Academies, a private, for-profit company backed by American billionaires that has come under criticism for promoting the privatization of public education in Africa and elsewhere, has struck back against its critics. “Speaking to the UK’s International Development Select Committee, Shannon May said an ongoing legal battle over the future of Bridge’s Uganda business was down to a period of ‘misinformation’ and ‘confusion,’ that had since been ‘cleared up.’ In November, Uganda’s high court ordered that the education ministry could go ahead with plans to close Bridge’s 63 schools in the country due to concerns over standards and compliance with licensing regulations.” The company is also striking back in the courts.