Study finds little difference between public and private schools
Posted October 11th, 2007 by Tara Murray in Education, NELS, Poverty and Income InequalityLow-income students who attend urban public high schools generally do just as well as private-school students with similar backgrounds, according to a study released today (AP). The study is based on analysis of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988-2000 (NELS88).
Citation: Harold Wenglinsky (2007). Are Private High Schools Better Academically Than Public High Schools? Washington, DC: Center on Education Policy. (Available online)
