Could part of the story be that private schools are required to adhere to curriculum that mirror the public schools? Or even if they aren’t, the focus of most parents will be on standardized test scores? If so, the opportunity space for innovation is severely limited.
“In Mexico, “essentially all of the weakest-performing schools – those more than 100 points [2 standard deviations] below the average – are government schools.” “
Not surprising. If any private schools did that badly, no one would send their kids there, and they would go out of business. Perhaps this happens from time to time!
I think Freddie DeBoer has long made very compelling arguments on what little effect an “education system” has on learning outcomes. And when comparing “public” vs “private”, he makes solid observations about the extreme selection bias that “selective” schools enjoy and employ.
However, whereas there really does not seem to be much “learning” advantage once you try to control for those “selection” aspects, you raise an interesting point about cost advantage.
So by simply saving on cost, it seems quite plausible to make the case on the basis of the outcome per unit cost metric.
Could part of the story be that private schools are required to adhere to curriculum that mirror the public schools? Or even if they aren’t, the focus of most parents will be on standardized test scores? If so, the opportunity space for innovation is severely limited.
“In Mexico, “essentially all of the weakest-performing schools – those more than 100 points [2 standard deviations] below the average – are government schools.” “
Not surprising. If any private schools did that badly, no one would send their kids there, and they would go out of business. Perhaps this happens from time to time!
I think Freddie DeBoer has long made very compelling arguments on what little effect an “education system” has on learning outcomes. And when comparing “public” vs “private”, he makes solid observations about the extreme selection bias that “selective” schools enjoy and employ.
However, whereas there really does not seem to be much “learning” advantage once you try to control for those “selection” aspects, you raise an interesting point about cost advantage.
So by simply saving on cost, it seems quite plausible to make the case on the basis of the outcome per unit cost metric.