Usefulness of education research questioned. "No Child Left Behind"

The Education Department made big news last July when it released a long-awaited study that compared the test scores of children in more than 7,500 public and private schools. With most other things being equal, public school students often do better and sometimes a lot better than private-schoolers, the research found.

By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY

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