In England, an independent fee-paying school, of which there are about 200, most of whose heads are members of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference. The majority of them are boarding schools. The origins of this type of school...

Strictly speaking, there are no State schools in the UK because schools are owned by local education authorities, church organisations or trustees. Maintained schools are, however, often popularly referred to as State...

The term public school has two distinct...

These students were named to the top honor rolls at their public high schools during the recent grading period. Not all schools are listed. Some chose not to provide lists, while others have no honor roll or have different grading periods. The honor roll...

The lack of connection between public schools and their respective community has threatened the future of the federal educational institution. Public schools should regain the confidence of the public by improving community relations. School reform has to be recast as "public-building," Mr. Mathews...

One of the city's newest public schools is named for poet who promoted peace and published his most famous work while living in New York, but there has been little peace for the Khalil Gibran International Academy.With a little more than a week remaining until...

This city has dozens of small public schools that focus on themes _ sports careers, the arts and social justice. Few generate controversy.Then, someone decided to start a school covering Arab language and culture."Jihadi," "public madrassa" and "segregationist" are some of the labels tossed at...

Thousands of public schools throughout the United States currently suffer from a lack of funding. The following essay makes the recommendation to a high school in Minnesota that it replace its current lighting system with a more energy-efficient one, thus enabling the school to save money and protect the environment.

While many believe a private school education offers the more effective way through which children can succeed in their studies, public schools have proven greater success in this area. Greater diversity of students, more competent and experienced teachers, better funding, and more extensive extracurricular activities all play a role in public schools' ability to educate children. Public schools consistently provide a high level of education more than private schools, and this fact is important for parent

A personal explanation of the difference between public and private schools