News tagged with private school
High school put-downs make it hard for students to learn, study says
High-school put-downs are such a staple of teen culture that many educators don't take them seriously. However, a University of Illinois study suggests that classroom disruptions and psychologically hostile school environments ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 01, 2009 |
3 / 5 (2) |
3
Study: Privatized Philly schools did not keep pace
Public middle-grades schools placed under private management in 2002 as part of a state-run overhaul of the Philadelphia School District did not keep pace with the rest of the city's public schools, according to a study published ...
Apr 09, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
2
Even poorer families in India increasingly opt for private schools
(Phys.org) -- A study examining children's schooling in Andhra Pradesh, India, has revealed a dramatic rise in the number of parents opting for fee-paying private schools over state-funded government schools. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 09, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
New research on Christian school graduates yields surprising results
In the first study of its kind on K-12 Christian education in North America, University of Notre Dame sociologist David Sikkink, in partnership with Cardus – a public policy think tank – found that while Protestant ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 25, 2011 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Success of the academy approach?
A complex picture is emerging about the controversial Academies programme. Researchers analyse and report findings about Academies in a special issue of the journal Management in Education (MIE), published today by SAGE. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2009 |
2 / 5 (2) |
0
British private school pupils earn 30 percent more in later life
Students who attended independent schools go on to obtain an average of 30% higher earnings than state school students, according to a study published in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society. When ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 11, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
