Public vs. Private: Time for an Honest Discussion That Could Benefit All Schools

Abstract

There are many worthwhile educational programs serving a cross section of students that have elements of both the public and private sectors. It might be very important for educators to correctly evaluate the nature of programs that cross between the public and private sectors and encourage honest debate about how they can work together to enhance education for all students.

Get full access to this article

View all access options for this article.

References

Bennett, David A. "Rescue Schools, Turn a Profit." New York Times, June 6, 1992.

Dismuke, Diane. "Private Sector Eyes Public Schools." NEA Today, November 1992.

"Hartford School Trial Fails the Test."

Providence Sunday Journal, February 4, 1996. Reprint from Chicago Tribune.

Huemer, Jason. "Education Opens Its Doors." Venture Capital Journal , April 1992. Forbes Magazine, March 16, 1992.

Kozol, Jonathan. Savage Inequalities. Crown Publishers, 1991.

Shapiro, Irving , and Kaufman, Carl B. America's Third Revolution. Public Interest and the Private Role. New York: Harper and Row, 1994.

"There's Life After Yale."

Newsweek, June 8, 1992.

Toch, Thomas. "Do Firms Run Schools Well?" U.S. News and World Report , January 8, 1996.