Education Reform 

Dartigue was a Haitian education administrator and reformer, who had U.S. education experience from Teacher's College at Columbia University. Dartigue concetrated mainly on cultural aspects to implement educational reform. His main focus was rural education, and conveying the importance of mass national education.

His focus on culture stemmed from the issue of the French culture permeating the entire Haitian education system. French education materials were used in Haitian schools, and the French culture was revered so much that Haitians wanted to be French. Because of this, the Haitian culture was regarded as inferior. Dartigue wanted to change this mind-set, and prod Haitians to adapt a fondness for their own culture. He wanted to blend cultures in order to use the best aspects of all cultures that were present at the time. 

The central component of the Bernard Reform was introducing Creole as an official language of instruction. Introducing the Creole language, however, was met with much resistance by citizens of all economic backgrounds. In addition to Creole being a language of instruction, the Bernard Reform brought innovations in curriculum renewal and school reorganization. Despite these changes, the Bernard Reform was seen as a failure because there was a lack of commitment, ownership, and political will by foreign and local parties. The education reforms were not sustainable because of a lack of domestically-driven involvement. 

In 2011, The Government of Haiti's Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP), initiated an operational plan to enroll 1.5 million students, improve curricula, train teachers, and set standards for schools. Some components of this plan include the initiatives listed below: 

All Children Reading Project 

The USAID and The World Bank partnered to implement ToTAL in 1st-3rd grade classrooms. ToTAL is a developmental research project of an instructional model that focuses on reading skills, teacher trainings, and capacity building of school administrators. The project was implemented in three cities; Cap Haitien, Saint Marc, and Port-au-Prince. ToTAL also provided technical assistance to implement and evaluate reading programs. 

Room to Learn

The USAID started this initative, and chose 6 crisis-affected countries to participate. The other countries include Afghanistan, Decomcratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, Pakistan, and South Sudan.This is an initative to increase accessibility of education, and work towards the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education. More specifically, the initiative is concentrating on safe access to schools, rebuilding education systems, and preventing and mitigating the effects of crisis.