Public versus Private Schools

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Public versus Private Schools

• By Jonathan Pearson

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History of Education

• Origins of our education system
• Industrialization in America
• Trends in the last 25 years

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Summary

• Government Vouchers
• -vouchers as weapons to destroy the public
  educational system Milam 2001
• National Summit Meeting

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Introduction to the Study

• Previous studies
• Stevens and Sessions quantitative study
• -4172 high-school seniors
• -Public versus private school students
• -Scores on standardized tests

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Findings

• Performance gain for urban private school White
  students
• No performance differences for Black, Hispanic,
  Asian/Pacific Islanders
• Racial segregation

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Conclusion

• Teachers and privatization of schools