News from the PRI Library and Data Archive » NELS http://info.pop.psu.edu Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:58:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en ELS-NELS Training Set for June and July http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/04/08/els-nels-training-set-for-june-and-july/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/04/08/els-nels-training-set-for-june-and-july/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:41:12 +0000 Ruth Kozar http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/04/08/els-nels-training-set-for-june-and-july/ The PRI Library has received announcement of ELS-NELS training set for June 16-18 and July 21-23 in Washington, DC.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/04/08/els-nels-training-set-for-june-and-july/feed/ Study finds little difference between public and private schools http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/10/11/study-finds-little-difference-between-public-and-private-schools/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/10/11/study-finds-little-difference-between-public-and-private-schools/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:32:45 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/10/11/study-finds-little-difference-between-public-and-private-schools/ 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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