Sentences with phrase «counterparts in government schools»

However, in all cases analyzed so far — Ga, Hyderabad, and Kibera — students in private schools achieved at or above the levels achieved by their counterparts in government schools in both English and mathematics (see Figure 3).

Not exact matches

Voucher school students consistently outperformed their counterparts at government schools; in 2008, the London Telegraph described the reforms» impact as «tremendous.»

Mining the data from the federal government's 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress («the nation's report card»), the national teachers union released a study showing fourth - graders in charter schools lagging behind their mainstream public - school counterparts in nearly every category of race, ethnicity, poverty, and community size.

The report by Alan B. Krueger, a professor of economics and public policy, analyzed data presented last year by Harvard University Professor of Government Paul E. Peterson that found black students in the voucher schools scoring 5.5 points higher on standardized tests than their counterparts in public schools.