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1. Revisiting the 7 per cent problem.

Author

Turner, Janice

Subjects
*PRIVATE schools, *ENDOWED public schools (Great Britain), *NONFICTION
Abstract

A review of the book "Engines of Privilege: Britain's Private School Problem," by Francis Green and David Kynaston, is presented.

Published
2019

2. Is it worth it?

Subjects
*PRIVATE schools, *EDUCATION costs, *ENDOWED public schools (Great Britain), *PUBLIC schools, *SECONDARY education
Abstract

The article reports on private schools in Great Britain, whose costs are climbing along with their prestige. Although only a small percentage of British school children attend private versus public schools, most of the social elite have attended them, and the article attempts to quantify the return on parents' investment.

Published
2008

3. Good manners and mediocre teachers.

Author

Skidelsky, William

Subjects
*ENDOWED public schools (Great Britain), *EDUCATIONAL standards, *UNIVERSITY & college admission, *PRIVATE schools
Abstract

Offers observations on admissions reforms at Bristol University and others throughout Great Britain. Description of the private school experience compared with the state school experience; Standards for admission; Criticism that private schools merely teach students to write essays well enough to meet admissions requirements at schools such as Bristol.

Published
2003

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