Surprisingly, the new flood of private money is not going into private schools, which educate just over 10% of America's children.

ECONOMIST: Reading, writing and enrichment

The meeting was organized by young leaders, for young leaders, and featured senior administration officials who discussed innovative White House public-private partnership initiatives such as Educate to Innovate, the Recovery Act, and the Let's Move Partnership for a Healthier America.

WHITEHOUSE: Conference on Next Generation Leadership

Traditionally about 40% of parents choose to educate their children outside the borough or at private schools, says Rob Wilson, the Conservative MP for Reading East, one of the town's two constituencies.

ECONOMIST: A prosperous town with growing pains