Private Schools

Public or Private Education? Lessons from History
Richard Aldrich. Woburn Press, 2004

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Public and Private High Schools: The Impact of Communities
James S. Coleman; Thomas Hoffer. Basic Books, 1987

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Private Prometheus: Private Higher Education and Development in the 21st Century
Philip G. Altbach. Greenwood Press, 1999

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Privatizing Education and Educational Choice: Concepts, Plans, and Experiences
Simon Hakim; Paul Seidenstat; Gary W. Bowman. Praeger, 1994

Librarian’s tip: Chap. 2 "An Economic View of the Effectiveness of Public and Private Schools"

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Private Schools and the Public Good: Policy Alternatives for the Eighties
Edward McGlynn Gaffney Jr. University of Notre Dame Press, 1981

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What Do We Know about School Effectiveness? Academic Gains in Public and Private Schools
Lubienski, Christopher; Crane, Corinna; Lubienski, Sarah Theule. Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 89, No. 9, May 2008

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Parents, Their Children, and Schools
Barbara Schneider; James S. Coleman. Westview Press, 1993

Librarian’s tip: "Private School Choice" p. 161

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Giving Kids the Business: The Commercialization of America's Schools
Alex Molnar. Westview Press, 1996

Librarian’s tip: Chap. 5 "Private School Vouchers: A False Choice"

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Private School Location and Neighborhood Characteristics
Barrow, Lisa. Economic Perspectives, Vol. 25, No. 3, Fall 2001

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Catholic Schools and the Common Good
Anthony S. Bryk; Valerie E. Lee; Peter B. Holland. Harvard University Press, 1993

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High School Achievement: Public, Catholic, and Private Schools Compared
James S. Coleman; Thomas Hoffer; Sally Kilgore. Basic Books, 1982

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Church Schools & Public Money: The Politics of Parochiaid
Edd Doerr; Albert J. Menendez. Prometheus Books, 1991

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