Public schools versus Private schools

The Republicans thrive on telling voters about the horrid defects in public education. Education would just be so much better and cheaper for everyone through privatization, vouchers, and union busting.

Busting this conservative bed time story today and every day from this point.

Study examines public, private schools from the Associated Press.

The researchers found:

_In reading, family income, parental discussion, parental expectations, parental involvement and eighth-grade scores all positively affected 12th-grade reading scores. Scores weren't affected by the type of school a student attended unless it was a Catholic order school.

_In math, parental discussions and involvement had no effect on achievement scores. Parental expectations and family income did have an impact. Prior eighth-grade test scores were heavily correlated to achievement on the 12th-grade test. Again, attending a Catholic religious order school had a positive effect on the math scores.

_In science, income affected test scores but the other family characteristics did not. Prior test scores had the strongest impact. None of the school types had an edge over public high schools in boosting scores.

_In history, parental expectations and parental discussion had an impact on scores, as did achievement on eighth-grade tests. The only kind of school that had a positive impact on scores was a Catholic religious order school.

Be aware, Casey Cagle. The truth doesn't really hurt. Your high school education is as good as it ever gets. [Lowell S. "Casey" Cagle never completed a grade level beyond high school where he was a pampered football player. I hope he had a good helmet]