In the past decades, an increasing number of governments have pursued reforms to increase choice, competition and autonomy in education. … Continue reading “How pupils and taxpayers could benefit from the profit motive in education”

In a recent blog post, Sam Freedman, former advisor to Education Secretary Michael Gove, announced that he has changed his … Continue reading “Freedman’s no Friedman on for-profit schools”

Consider the following from an editorial in a national newspaper: ‘Educating children should not be for profit – learning has … Continue reading “The anti-profit mentality in education”

In a recent column in the Guardian, Kevin Courtney lambasts the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, for ‘fly[ing] a … Continue reading “Opponents of school choice are misinterpreting the data”

Yesterday, in a panel discussion at Policy Exchange – coinciding with their release of a report advocating ‘social enterprise’ schools, … Continue reading “The case for bona fide profit-making schools”

In 2003 the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) set up the Commission on the Private Sector and Development which was … Continue reading “The UN and the profit motive in education”

In yet another setback to the implementation of the British Conservatives party’s free school policy, the leader of their Liberal … Continue reading “Private school model ‘improves equity’”