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In a poll commissioned by the National Association of Independent Schools, 751 randomly-selected adults were asked to rate school characteristics in terms of their significance for quality education.
By a margin of 2 to 1, the public believes independent schools do a better job employing high quality teachers and preventing drug and alcohol use, the traits that rank, respectively, 1 and 2. And for the traits that rank 3 through 6 (keeping students motivated and enthusiastic about learning, challenging students to do their best, encouraging parents to participate in their child's education, and maintaining discipline), the independent school advantage ranges from 3 to 1 to nearly 6 to 1.
As the report put it, the public regards independent schools as "most different in offering a more personalized, customized education, and an environment that is civil and controlled."
Public Agenda, a research organization based in New York City. ~ if parents were given a choice of schools-- along with the financial wherewithal to exercise it-- a full 55 percent of those who currently send their children to public schools would want to send them to private schools.
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