by Ryan Deal ’16

For many, there is a certain glamour about attending private schools, part of which is the notion that private schooling will increase one’s chances for success. Although there is a common perception that private schools offer a better education than public schools, a new study disproves that. The study, conducted by the Center for Education Policy (CEP), showed that achievement scores on reading, math, science and history were the same, the likelihood of students attending college was the same, and the satisfaction of occupation was the same. Parents, whether well off or not, continue to spend thousands upon thousands for private schooling even when it seems that it does not really make a difference in the long run. With all of the money that parents must dish out on private-school tuition, they should consider if private schooling is really worth it. Although parents will send their children to private schools for other reasons (religion, special needs, sport scholarships), they should not be so quick as to put their child there for educational purposes, because public school is just as good of a way to go.

*Deal is currently enrolled in Journalism.