Private School News

• Democratic Congressional Candidate Says Opponent Lacks Faith In Public Schools, But Sends His Own Kids To Private School
  
  'Conduct a war on schools'
  Daily Caller.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• The Future Of Private Schools
  
  Private schools have been and will continue to be part of the American education landscape. The question for our time is, who will be able to attend them?
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 13 Aug 2019.
• Former head of top private school says women are still expected to have both beauty and brains
  
  Clarissa Farr, who ran St Paul's Girls' School, until 2017 said female leaders were still caricatured as 'shrewish' or 'loud' and had to rely on good looks to give them authority at some companies.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 12 Aug 2019.
• Crown withdraws charges against teen in St. Michael's College School case
  
  Sexual assault charges against a teen from a private school in Toronto have been withdrawn.
  CBC News.  Wednesday, 7 Aug 2019.
• Britain's top private schools are 'awash with Class A drugs', according to society magazine
  
  Class A drug use is 'normal' at Britain's top private schools and many are starting to use them from the age of 12. The probe launched by society magazine Tatler uncovered the problem.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 1 Aug 2019.
• St. Michael's College School reinstating football program after hazing scandal
  
  A prestigious Toronto private school is reinstating its football team in the wake of an investigation into systemic hazing and bullying that resulted in charges levied against some of its students.
  CBC News.  Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019.
• Is the United Nations Coming After Private Schools?
  
  Little by little freedom of education is becoming less supported by the UN system.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 9 Jul 2019.
• Private school and Oxbridge 'take top jobs'
  
  Pop stars are also more likely to have gone to private school than university vice-chancellors.
  BBC News.  Monday, 24 Jun 2019.
• Are too many Army officers privately-educated?
  
  The BBC has found almost half of the latest Army officer cadets went to private schools.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 15 Jun 2019.
• Report: Puerto Rico saw 44% drop in students since '06
  
  Researchers say that public and private school enrollment in Puerto Rico has dropped 44% since 2006, leading to the closure of 265 schools and raising concerns that children will start to drop out.
  Fox News.  Tuesday, 7 May 2019.
• California teacher placed on paid leave after being accused of links to white supremacist group
  
  A teacher at a California private school has been placed on paid administrative leave as officials are investigating claims that he is affiliated with a white nationalist group.
  Fox News.  Monday, 29 Apr 2019.
• Washington student, Denver man among the dead in Sri Lanka blasts
  
  A fifth-grade student at an exclusive private school in Washington, D.C., and a Denver man on a business trip were among the U.S. residents killed in the Sri Lanka Easter attacks, a media report and the man's employer said on Monday.
  CNBC.  Monday, 22 Apr 2019.
• 'Smart guy' Florida test taker pleads guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal
  
  A former counselor at a Florida private school pleaded guilty on Friday to secretly taking college placement tests for the children of wealthy parents as part of the largest admissions fraud scheme uncovered in U.S. history.
  Reuters.  Friday, 12 Apr 2019.
• 'Smart guy' Florida test taker to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal
  
  A former counselor at a Florida private school is expected to plead guilty on Friday to secretly taking college placement tests for the children of wealthy parents as part of the largest admissions fraud scheme uncovered in U.S. history.
  Reuters.  Friday, 12 Apr 2019.
• Arkansas School Voucher Proposal Fails In House Committee
  
  Legislation that would create a tax credit allowing up to $3 million a year to cover the tuition of hundreds of students at private schools across Arkansas failed to advance Thursday in a House committee. ...
  NPR.  Friday, 5 Apr 2019.

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