Do private schools perfom better scholastically that public schools?

Answer 1

No. I researched the data on this for my dissertation and found that private schools do not perform better than public schools. Consistently public schools had better test scores and performed at higher levels. One of the factors involved is teacher education. Private schools do not have to have qualified teachers with credentials issued by a university system/state board of education while public schools do. A study done by Indiana University showed that third grade students who attended private schools were not performing better than their peers in the public schools, and an independent financial audit of the Cleveland voucher system found that 1.9 million dollars had been misspent in 1997by the private voucher school using tax dollars. Private schools were also found in a report to Congress were not likely to meet accountability standards in admissions, student testing, curriculum, and religious education. They are not required to provide special education classes nor are they required to meet academic standards as required by the state department of education. All in all they were not better for students.