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Studies consistently find no academic gains from private schooling, but don't explain why

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posted on 2024-11-14, 07:08 authored by Ian BrownIan Brown
I have a vivid primary school memory of playing with another child of similar age who cautioned, "Sister told us not to play with the publics." The public-private divide still exists today with ongoing debates about funding struggles, comparisons of the quality of infrastructure, values, standards and discipline being discussed and compared. There is a perception among parents that they will help their children do better academically if they send them to a non-government school. Lately, a new debate has surged with the comparison of educational outcomes questioning which system produces the better student. When weighing up such serious financial and life decisions parents need to go directly to the evidence.

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Brown, I. (2015). Studies consistently find no academic gains from private schooling, but don't explain why. The Conversation, 24 April 1-3.

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The Conversation

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24/04/2024

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1-3

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English

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103464

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