RM> -> *6   VOUCHERS WORK:  MILWAUKEE STUDENTS SHOW PERFORMANCE GAIN
RM> -> An examination of test scores revealed
RM> -> that voucher students in their third year scored an
RM> -> average of 3 percentage points higher on standardized reading
RM> -> tests and 5 points higher on math tests than the public school
RM> -> cohort.  At the fourth-year mark, voucher students scored 11
RM> -> percentage points higher on math and nearly 5 points higher in
RM> -> reading than the public school students.
RM> 
RM> But does this mean:
RM> A) The teaching is better
RM> B) Private schools are better 
    Probably both.
    Private schools usually don't have tenure, so they're free to get rid of 
any bad teacher and keep only the best...which they better do if they want to 
keep parents willing to pay tuition!
    Private schools also usually don't have unions, so it's easy for 
administrators to reward the best teachers.
RM> But does this mean:
RM> B) Private schools are better 
RM> C) The learning "atmosphere" is better in a private school
    Almost certainly.
    Private schools can easily expel students who are troublemakers.  
    Private schools also don't have to meet racial quotas in student 
acking.
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