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Do For-Profit Schools Outperform Non-Profit Schools in the Chilean Voucher System?

By ADF Alliance Alert

National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education: "As school choice and privatization schemes increase in popularity, the effects of different forms of school sponsorship on student performance are increasingly a subject of debate among policymakers and scholars. One view is that the necessity of making a profit may motivate for-profit firms to make efficient decisions that will translate into better managed schools and ultimately into higher student achievement. Another perspective is that non-profits are socially mission-driven and may provide a greater focus on serving disadvantaged families with the greater costs of educational investments needed by these children. Using Chile as a case study, Gregory Elacqua weighs the evidence supporting these theories."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on August 19, 2009 (boomark / email).