Can Public Schools Learn From Private Schools: Case Studies in the Public and Private Nonprofit Sectors by Richard Rothstein

Can Public Schools Learn From Private Schools? reports on case studies of eight public and eight private schools, conducted to determine whether there are any identifiable and transferable private school practices that public schools can adopt in order to improve student outcomes. The evidence from interviews with teachers, administrators, and parents yields a surprising answer, one that should inform our policy debates about school choice, vouchers, public school funding, and other education issues.