Public Schools Outperform Private Schools in Math Instruction
Monday, March 2, 2009 - 18:35
in Mathematics & Economics
In another "Freakonomics"- style study that turns conventional wisdom about public- versus private-school education on its head, education professors have found that public-school students outperform their private-school classmates on standardized math tests, thanks to two key factors: Certified math teachers and a modern, reform-oriented math curriculum.
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