A Comparison of Public and Private Education in the District of Columbia. F.Y.I., 148 [microform] / Nina H. Shokraii, Christine L. Olson and Sarah Youssef
- Bib ID:
- 5619994
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- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Shokraii, Nina H
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- [Washington D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997
- 14 p.
- Summary:
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Two separate systems of education exist in the District of Columbia. In the private school system, students from all races and socioeconomic backgrounds are learning the basic skills and more, and are going on to college at high rates. In the public school system, the majority of students are consigned to deteriorating and dangerous schools in which they are not taught the skills they need to succeed in school, and academic achievement is poor. Only 53% of the students entering the District's public high schools in the ninth grade remained in the system to graduate 4 years later. Most either dropped out or left to attend other schools. In 1995, 17% of students in the District of Columbia attended private schools (including the Catholic schools). About as many black students as white attended the private schools citywide. The private schools, particularly the Catholic schools, report greater school safety, with far fewer episodes of violence. Only a little more than 50% of the public school budget goes to instruction, while the Catholic schools in the District allocate 62% of their budgets to instruction. (Contains 12 charts and 1 table.) (SLD)
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- Subject:
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- Comparative Analysis
- Educational Finance
- Educational Quality
- Elementary Secondary Education
- Equal Education
- Federal Legislation
- Private Schools
- Public Schools
- Racial Composition
- Resource Allocation
- Scholarships
- School Choice
- School Safety
- Urban Schools
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Public Schools
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- Reports, Descriptive
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