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Do they know something we don't?(Scan; private schools)(Brief Article)

The American Enterprise

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Numerous studies have shown that public school teachers are far more likely than the general public to enroll their own children in private schools. The latest study, conducted by the Thomas Fordham Foundation, shows that 21 percent of public school teachers nationwide send their children to private schools. (That's half again higher than the rate for the public at large.) In Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Chicago, and other cities, fully four out of ten public school ...

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