1. Public versus Private Schools By Jonathan Pearson

2. History of Education  Origins of our education system  Industrialization in America  Trends in the last 25 years

3. Summary  Government Vouchers -”vouchers as weapons to destroy the public educational system” Milam 2001  National Summit Meeting

4. Introduction to the Study  Previous studies  Stevens and Sessions quantitative study -4172 high-school seniors -Public versus private school students -Scores on standardized tests

5. Findings  Performance gain for urban private school White students  No performance differences for Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islanders  Racial segregation

6. Conclusion Teachers and privatization of schools