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Markets and School Quality

Recent research makes clear that many factors affecting education outcomes have nothing to do with whether schools are public or private. So it makes sense to consider how to combine the virtues of both systems, instead of simply choosing between them.

SANTIAGO – Around the world, private schools are booming, especially in developing countries. The Economist reports that in 2010, there were an estimated one million private schools in the developing world, and the figure has since risen quickly. From Latin America to Africa and South Asia, private schools have been moving into communities – mostly poor – where the state has been slow to provide services.

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