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In reply to the discussion: Where do Michelle Rhee's children go to school? Glad you asked.... [View all]Divernan
(15,480 posts)And I asked you to show me any data contradicting those stats. And you haven't.
Evidently accepting the demonstrated reality challenges your world view.
Try to focus and read:
113. DC (28%);Baltimore(35%);Phillie(44%);Chicago(41%)teachers w/kids in private schools
My research shows this is a popular question for conservative think tanks - probably because they have a winner on this topic. I would welcome any studies refuting these numbers, should you provide them (rather than your own opinion). I would think that the teachers' unions would have challenged these findings, if they could. So yes, this is a quote from the Washington Times, referring to a study by a conservative think tank. I repeat, can you come up with any studies to refute these percentages? Have at it!
Nationwide, public school teachers are almost twice as likely as other parents to choose private schools for their own children, the study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found. More than 1 in 5 public school teachers said their children attend private schools.
In Washington (28 percent), Baltimore (35 percent) and 16 other major cities, the figure is more than 1 in 4. In some cities, nearly half of the children of public school teachers have abandoned public schools.
In Philadelphia, 44 percent of the teachers put their children in private schools; in Cincinnati, 41 percent; Chicago, 39 percent; Rochester, N.Y., 38 percent. The same trends showed up in the San Francisco-Oakland area, where 34 percent of public school teachers chose private schools for their children; 33 percent in New York City and New Jersey suburbs; and 29 percent in Milwaukee and New Orleans.
Michael Pons, spokesman for the National Education Association, the 2.7-million-member public school union, declined a request for comment on the studys findings. The American Federation of Teachers also declined to comment.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/sep/22/20040922-122847-5968r/#ixzz2NFCYsapg