After Haiti 's 2010 earthquake , the President of Haiti , René Préval in May 2010 gave the Inter-American Development Bank , IDB the mandate to work with the Education Ministry and the National Commission in preparing a major reform of the education system in a 5-year plan . This 5 year , US$ 4.2 billion plan calling for private schools to become publicly funded which would increase the access of education for all children . The plan hopes to have all children enrolled in free education up to 6th grade by 2015 , and 9th grade by 2020 . The IDB has committed 250 million USD of its own grant resources and has pledged to raise an additional 250million USD from third-party donors
Haiti 's 2010 earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Education in Haiti