Public Vs. Private Education

Public Vs. Private Education During the latter part of the nineteenth century, Americans began to raise the curriculum and instructional methods of public schools. They began to do so because of America’s educational system, which was widely deemed inferior to that of Europe’s. (Johnston 42) As the decade of the 1930’s was coming to a close, the quality of the nation’s public schools had improved (particularly in urban schools). But as the “urban …

…standardized test. They are also more likely to attend and graduate from college than those enrolled in public school. Private schools cost less and perform better academically than public schools, making them better schools than their public counterparts, and the best alternative to public schools. Instead of continually trying to reform public education, Americans should, and are looking for alternatives to public education, and private schooling is the least expensive and best way to go.