Problems with our public urban high schools are intensifying, and many see magnet schools and private schools as the answer. But are those schools really better at increasing the academic skills of students? Using the National Educational Longitudinal Survey, the author estimates the effect of attending a magnet school, Catholic school, or secular private school on the achievement of urban stud...

Using 1990 Census microdata, we explore ethnic, racial, and immigrant differences in private school attendance. We find high rates of private school attendance among white natives, white immigrants, and Asian natives. In contrast, we find low private school rates among black and Hispanic natives and immigrants. Asian immigrants, and other natives. Variations in income per capita and especially ...

BACKGROUND Tinea capitis remains a prevalent health problem among school-aged children. OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of tinea capitis among primary school students, in Fayoum, Egypt with identification of etiological agents in both public and private primary schools. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in twelve primary schools. The students were selected from different gr...

background and purpose: school, as a reliable place in educating students, has an important role in training. the aim of this study was the assessment of environmental health of primary schools in norabad mamasani city of fars province. materials and methods: in this analytical-descriptive and cross-sectional study, all of 26 primary schools in norabad mamasani city were surveyed by using censu...

OBJECTIVES We examined whether state laws and district policies pertaining to nutritional restrictions on school fundraisers were associated with school policies as reported by administrators in a nationally-representative sample of United States public elementary schools. METHODS We gathered data on school-level fundraising policies via a mail-back survey during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 schoo...

UNLABELLED Chronic suppurative otitis media is one of the common ear diseases of the ear, particularly in childhood. It is the commonest cause of persistent mild to moderate hearing impairment in children and young adults. AIM To find out the prevalence of chronic suppurative otitis media among school children studying in urban private schools of Nepal. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study was c...

In 1980, Chile began financing public and most private schools with vouchers. This paper uses 1997 data on over 150 000 Chilean eighth-graders to compare Spanish and mathematics achievement in six types of public and private schools, including voucher schools operated by Catholic and non-religious institutions. Initial findings suggest that Catholic voucher schools have a small advantage over m...

OBJECTIVE To examine the availability of competitive foods in elementary schools. DESIGN Nationally representative mail-back survey. SETTING United States public and private elementary schools during the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 school years. PARTICIPANTS Survey respondents at 2647 public and 1205 private elementary schools. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE The availability of...

Walking and biking to school can be an important part of a healthy lifestyle, yet most US children do not start their day with these activities. The Safe Routes to School Program in Marin County, California, is working to promote walking and biking to school. Using a multipronged approach, the program identifies and creates safe routes to schools and invites communitywide involvement. By its se...