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Originally Posted by RightinNYC  I think there's a bit more to it than that - better teachers, better facilities, wider variety of programs, better guidance counselors, etc. All of these are incredibly important things that private schools offer that public schools often can't. |
I doubt private school's value added. They get a relatively homogeneous school population and merely get to press the same buttons of conformity.
I get to deal with the extremes though (i.e. Eton types) and that might have ensured bias. However, I do think the evidence available does tend to show greater value added from comprehensive public school education where choice is minimised.