In a nod towards old Labour, the first thing New Labour did in power was to abolish the Tories' assisted-places scheme, which enabled brighter pupils from poorer backgrounds to take up state-funded places at the top public schools.
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Speaking of educated people, I personally know of many top-flight public schools that are as good as or better than the better private schools.
The BASIS schools rank at or near the top in most surveys of American public schools.
Race to the Top is the most meaningful reform of our public schools in a generation.
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Right now high-stakes testing and crude top-down thinking is hampering both the public schools and the charter school movement.
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At the top of the list are charter schools--public, innovative, accountable for results, operating free from most bureaucracy and attended by choice.
We launched Race to the Top -- the most meaningful reform for our public schools in a generation -- to invest in innovative State plans that support and improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement.
The only public college to appear on our list of the top 20 schools was the University of California at Berkeley.
The same quarter of a century after Labour's Royal Commission threatened the very existence of the public schools, they have kept their hold on top jobs.
Race to the Top has turned out to be the most meaningful reform of our public schools in a generation.
He discussed raising expectations for students and schools, boosting teacher effectiveness, and providing greater flexibility to support innovation and improvements throughout public education, including fostering a Race to the Top in our schools and providing incentives and rewards to help students make significant strides and to succeed.
But no matter how long the list of participating private schools grows, if you live in a state with a top public university, consider whether your child might go there before investing big bucks in the Independent.
Within public schools, it is true, a rather wider range is represented within the top 100.
Two-thirds of students at four-year colleges attend state schools, and a growing number of public colleges offer fine honors programs for top students.
Although private colleges dominate the ranks of the best in the Midwest, and the top 10 schools in the region are all privately operated, there are also plenty of excellent and more affordable public colleges.
As competition has intensified for slots at the city's elite public and private schools, a growing number of parents are pursuing both options, anxious to secure a top education for their children.
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