Public schools as good as, if not better than, private

[Alex]

Well to be honest the study suggests that public schools are as good or slightly better at teaching pre-algebra math as Catholic schools. While Catholic schools may make up a large population of private schools I don't think you can make that generalization of the results (which I know was in the source headline).

I'd be interested to see if the same results continue beyond pre-algabra mathematics (simple arithmetic) into mathematical subjects that are even less likely to be reinforced at home and in daily life (my mom drilled me in basic math but I don't recall ever getting a home explanation of why y=x^2 has two values of x for each value of y.

Interesting result, though.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Alex

Well to be honest the study suggests that public schools are as good or slightly better at teaching pre-algebra math as Catholic schools.

Further in the story (FWIW):

Public school students also "rivaled the performance of students in other (non-Catholic) private schools," the researchers wrote.