Liberian Education Minister George Werner announced in January 2016 that pre-primary and primary public education would be outsourced to Bridge International Academies, a private US-based company, for a five-year period. 
Waziri wa Elimu wa Liberia George Werner alitangaza mwezi Januari 2016 kwamba elimu ya awali na msingi itakabidhiwa kwa kampuni binafsi ya Kimarekani iitwayo Bridge International Academies, kwa kipindi cha miaka mitano.