Are private schools good for society?

Private schools like public schools have both good points and bad points. As a public school teacher, I have had private school students come into the classroom and be far ahead of their peers both intellecutally and emotionally. But I have also had private school students come to school ill prepared for school. read more

Private schools like public schools have both good points and bad points. As a public school teacher, I have had private school students come into the classroom and be far ahead of their peers both intellecutally and emotionally. read more

But if good schools are largely a function of the quality of the students attending them, then there are likely threshold effects where school quality is concerned. Schools with a certain percentage of good students will respond to those students with accelerated curricula, will attract good teachers, will maintain a certain reputation, and so on. read more

According to NCES, minority students in private schools are more than twice as likely to enter four-year colleges than their counterparts in public schools, making private schools the nation’s greatest hope for boosting minority participation in society from boardroom to classroom . The public applauds the accomplishments of private education. read more