Public versus Private Education

B. Thesis: Private schools are comparable to public schools, and they continue to undermine public education and put low-income and minority students at risk.

A. Private versus public school outcomes is comparable.

B. Private schools have a distinct economic advantage over public schools.

C. Private schools siphon resources from public education.

D. Private school demographics favor whites and the wealthy.

E. Private schools increase segregation of education.

F. Traditional paradigms of public education continue to impact public opinion of public schools.

G. There is increased parental support for public school education.

A. John DeweyÆs goal of public education.

B. Future educational reform. Introduction

Education reform has become a hotly debated and contentious issue in American society. Policymakers maintain such reform is sorely needed in American public education, particularly due to poor performance on standardized tests by American students ôon international test comparisonsö (Good 385). Such alarm has led to increasing reliance on standardized tests, to mandatory high school exit exams, and to a variety of other requirements based on the Bush AdministrationÆs No Child Left Behind Policy.

Of all the reforms implemented, none continues to cause the contention of public versus private schools. Those in favor of private sch

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having to provide the costs for special education (textbooks, transportation, etc.). As Moynahan (1) argues, ôcomparing private school costs to public educationà[is]àmuch like comparing apples to oranges.ö The above advantage also posits another deleterious impact of private schools on public education. Because of the monies being diverted from the tax-base for public education through vouchers and charter schools, public schools are further undermined in their ability to provide adequate resources for overcrowded and already under-funded schools. Such draining off of public education resources continues to undermine public schools but few who criticize public schools understand this unfair advantage. This unfair advantage makes parents move away from public education even more. As one parent maintains, ôLike most parents, you donÆt want your own kids going to schools that are overcrowded, under-funded, and unsafeö (Good 385). While this may be true, these same parents donÆt realize that private schools and other such reforms actually exacerbate such issues giving public education a bad name through unfair comparisons and policies. This drain of resources in already overcrowded, under-funded public schools continues to
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