The fact that so many public school teachers enroll their own children in private schools ought to raise questions.
After all, what would you think, after having accepted a dinner invitation, if you discovered that the owner, chef, waiters and busboys at the restaurant to which you were being taken don’t eat there?
That would suggest they have some inside information from which you might benefit. -Walter Williams
General public: Nationally, 11% of all parents enroll their children in private schools, and 89% of American students attend public schools.
Public School Teachers: Nationally, more than 20% of public school teachers with school-age children enroll them in private schools, or almost twice the 11% rate for the general public
Philadelphia Public School Teachers: 44% enroll their own children in private schools, or four times the national average.
Members of Congress: 33% to 44% enroll their children in private schools, three to four times the national average.
What would you conclude about the quality of product or service X under the following circumstances?
The employees of Airline X and their families are offered free airline tickets as an employee benefit. The employees refuse to travel with their families on Airline X and instead pay full fare on Airline Y when flying. -Walter Williams
Government, Incompetence, Oops, Education
While just 12.2 percent of U.S. families send their children to private schools, that figure rises to 17.5 percent among urban families in general and to 21.5 percent among urban public school teachers, almost twice the national average. In Los Angeles, private schools are chosen by 24.5 percent of public school teachers and 15.7 percent of the public.
Government, Incompetence, Education
Although his public schools had spent nearly $100,000 on him over 12 years, he still couldn't read. So "20/20" sent Dorian to a private learning center, Sylvan, to see if teachers there could teach Dorian to read when the South Carolina public schools failed to. Using computers and workbooks, Dorian's reading went up two grade levels -- after just 72 hours of instruction.
Incompetence, Education
Middle-class parents started bailing out of Chicago's failing schools decades ago, enrolling their kids in private schools or moving to the suburbs. As recently as 2004, a Thomas B. Fordham Institute study found that 39 percent of CPS teachers sent their own kids to private schools.
Government, Incompetence, Education
Nationwide, public school teachers are almost twice as likely as other parents to choose private schools for their own children, the study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found. More than 1 in 5 public school teachers said their children attend private schools. In Washington (28 percent), Baltimore (35 percent) and 16 other major cities, the figure is more than 1 in 4. In some cities, nearly half of the children of public school teachers have abandoned public schools.
Government, Incompetence, Education
As recently as 2004, a Thomas B. Fordham Institute study found that 39 percent of CPS teachers sent their own kids to private schools.