What do we know about school effectiveness? Academic gains in public and...

Phi Delta Kappan;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......belief that private schools are inherently...research on student achievement in public and private schools, based on...outperforming private schools and charter...study, not of student achievement at one point...children in private schools, ...

NATION'S REPORT CARD SHOWS THAT PRIVATE SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO OUTPERFORM...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 2, 2006 ;     619 words ......students in private schools generally...The report, "Student Achievement in Private Schools," is part...among types of private schools. The most...three types of private schools enrolling...grades 4 and 8, private schools scored ...

A New Look at Public and Private Schools: Student Background and...

Phi Delta Kappan;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......claim that private schools do a better...public and private schools to arrive...enrollment at private schools. This belief...found that private schools are more...boosting student achievement, including...superiority of private schools. These ...

ENABLING THE FEW TO GO TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS WILL PENALIZE THE...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  October 4, 1998 ;     690 words ......their children to private schools, and it even...17 encourages private schools to recruit public...really think that private schools will go after...compare improving student achievement to Detroit building...turned away. Private schools, on the other...70 ...

New kid on the block? A closer look at America's private schools.

Brookings Review;  January 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......equal opportunity and upward mobility. Private schools were small, even suspect, players...private, by the end of the 19th century private schools were identified with class and religious...foothold on the ladder of success. Now private schools are in the spotlight. The parochial...

Private schools get cream of the crop.

The Boston Herald;  June 28, 1998 ;     492 words ...When it comes to choosing teachers, private schools get the best of both worlds. They...free to scoop up that potential gem. Private schools set their own standards. They're not...College, the decision to head into private schools was simple - she lacked the specific...

NSW: Private schools are not elite, study

AAP General News (Australia);  August 1, 2000 ;     201 words ......General News (Australia) 08-01-2000 NSW: Private schools are not elite, study Private schools are not elitist and do not drain money...that rich people send their kids to private schools while poorer people stick with public...

Private schools get legal protection

China Daily;  March 26, 2004 ;     314 words ...Encouraging the development of private schools will be necessary to meet the country...which supports the development of private schools, went into effect September 1 last...regulation are designed to better guide private schools towards a legal and healthy track...

TAX CREDITS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Herald-News (Joliet, IL);  December 31, 1997 ;     506 words ......credits to parents with children in private schools, and he should do it for their sake...schools or not, and that's not fair. The private schools already do more with less, and the...Well, we might also argue that the private schools are doing fine without public money...

China has more than 70,000 private schools

Xinhua News Agency;  March 26, 2004 ;     278 words ...China has more than 70,000 private schools BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Though...dominate, China now has more than 70,000 private schools ranging from preliminary to higher...Friday. Encouraging the development of private schools will be necessary to meet the country...

Fed: Private schools promote snobbery - report

AAP General News (Australia);  August 25, 2004 ;     371 words ......Australia) 08-25-2004 Fed: Private schools promote snobbery - report...CANBERRA, Aug 25 AAP - Rich private schools promote snobbery and should...growing concerns about whether private schools were committed to public...

Innovation in educational markets: an organizational analysis of private...

Catholic Education;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...This study examines whether new private schools are innovative, drawing on theories...qualitative data from third sector private schools in Toronto, three hypotheses about...evidence for the third. Overall, new private schools are characterized by: small classes...

Private schools seem better even among the very poor

Rocky Mountain News;  December 3, 2005 ;     700+ words ......direst poverty in the world, small private schools are flourishing, powerful testimony...when he "stumbled across a crowd of private schools in slums behind the Charminar, the...enrolled in school, were in unrecognized private schools. The monthly fee for an unrecognized...

Private schools seem better even among the very...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  December 3, 2005 ;     700+ words ......direst poverty in the world, small private schools are flourishing, powerful testimony...when he stumbled across a crowd of private schools in slums behind the Charminar, the...enrolled in school, were in unrecognized private schools. The monthly fee for an unrecognized...

Private schools trump public High standards, lack of students with needs...

The Gazette;  December 24, 2005 ;     685 words ...Private schools outperformed their public counterparts...shows. But the student bodies at private schools lacked the racial and ethnic diversity...Education Statistics has focused on private schools' performance on the assessments...