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Public and Private Schools

How Management and Funding Relate to their Socio-Economic Profile

OECD,

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Private and public school management has to find a way to work with socioeconomic stratification.

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The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) helps governments in its 34 member countries address economic, social and environmental issues relating to globalization. OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) monitors student progress across the member nations, which make up almost 90% of the global economy. PISA reports on how the management and funding of private and public schools relates to socioeconomic stratification. Advantaged students often enroll in privately managed schools because their parents believe these schools offer better learning environments, resources and facilities. Disadvantaged students can’t afford private schools. Some nations offer public funding for private schools through vouchers or tuition tax credits. These countries experience less socioeconomic stratification between public and private schools. Though heavy on numerical data, this report provides a thoughtful, thorough analysis of global education. getAbstract recommends it to policy makers, principals, teachers, parents and others interested in education.

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Funding Private Education

OECD countries and their education partners studied how management and private funding affect socioeconomic stratification within public and private schools. “Stratification creates ‘classes’ of students” based on their “socioeconomic backgrounds.” This skews the equality of children’s education, affects their future prospects and can “undermine social cohesion.” This report asks if countries with low stratification have higher-performing school systems.

Parents with financial means generally enroll their children in private schools. They believe private schools “offer a better education, an environment more conducive to learning, additional resources, and better policies and practices.” Across the 34 OECD-member countries, private schools generally enroll well-to-do students who attract additional students from advantaged backgrounds. Private school students come from wealthier homes than public school students.

Governments that provide public funding to private schools can affect socioeconomic stratification. In some nations – including Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, the Slovak Republic and Hong Kong-China – the government funds...

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The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of 34 nations dedicated to helping governments address economic, social and environmental issues relating to globalization.

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