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State schools have failed us during the pandemic, and beyond – privatise the lot of them

23 July 2020
Education

State schools have failed us during the pandemic, and beyond – privatise the lot of them

Len Shackleton
23 July 2020
Although teachers’ pay has slipped back in recent years, it is still a secure job carrying a goodish pension. So … Continue reading “State schools have failed us during the pandemic, and beyond – privatise the lot of them”

School choice: top-down government reforms or bottom-up markets?

4 July 2019
Education

School choice: top-down government reforms or bottom-up markets?

James Tooley
4 July 2019
The Institute of Economic Affairs has a long history of investigating the issue of school choice, and hence of the … Continue reading “School choice: top-down government reforms or bottom-up markets?”

Low-cost private schools are transforming education around the world. We should let them do the same in Britain

11 October 2018
Education

Low-cost private schools are transforming education around the world. We should let them do the same in Britain

Sophie Sandor
11 October 2018
Since the UK’s first low-cost private primary school of its kind was opened this term by James Tooley, it seems … Continue reading “Low-cost private schools are transforming education around the world. We should let them do the same in Britain”

School choice has worked in India. But we need to compare like with like

30 August 2016
Education

School choice has worked in India. But we need to compare like with like

James Tooley
30 August 2016
Recently, critics of low-cost private schooling in developing countries – and there are many – had a field day. A … Continue reading “School choice has worked in India. But we need to compare like with like”

Malala attended a low-cost private school – as do thousands of the world’s poorest children

12 October 2015
Education

Malala attended a low-cost private school – as do thousands of the world’s poorest children

James Tooley
12 October 2015
Malala Yousafzai, the girl the Taliban tried to murder, is the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. … Continue reading “Malala attended a low-cost private school – as do thousands of the world’s poorest children”

James Tooley’s “The Beautiful Tree” wins the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Award

22 April 2010

James Tooley’s “The Beautiful Tree” wins the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Award

John Blundell
22 April 2010
James Tooley’s recent book The Beautiful Tree is the best single book on public policy to be published since Charles … Continue reading “James Tooley’s “The Beautiful Tree” wins the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Award”

Don’t blame private schools, learn from them

9 July 2009

Don’t blame private schools, learn from them

Kristian Niemietz
9 July 2009
We all know the tune. Private schools are a hotbed of elitism, pillars of a neo-feudal class system where people’s … Continue reading “Don’t blame private schools, learn from them”

James Tooley’s “The Beautiful Tree” wins the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Award

22 April 2010

James Tooley’s “The Beautiful Tree” wins the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Award

John Blundell
22 April 2010
James Tooley’s recent book The Beautiful Tree is the best single book on public policy to be published since Charles … Continue reading “James Tooley’s “The Beautiful Tree” wins the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Award”

Don’t blame private schools, learn from them

9 July 2009
Education

Don’t blame private schools, learn from them

Kristian Niemietz
9 July 2009
We all know the tune. Private schools are a hotbed of elitism, pillars of a neo-feudal class system where people’s … Continue reading “Don’t blame private schools, learn from them”

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