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ELS-NELS Training Set for June and July

Posted April 8th, 2008 by Ruth Kozar in Conference Announcements, ELS:2002, NELS

The PRI Library has received announcement of ELS-NELS training set for June 16-18 and July 21-23 in Washington, DC.

Study finds little difference between public and private schools

Posted October 11th, 2007 by Tara Murray in Education, NELS, Poverty and Income Inequality

Low-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)

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