Who Teaches Teachers' Kids?
In urban areas, where public schools have the most problems, public school teachers are two to three times more likely than other parents to send their children to private schools, and in extreme cases, four to five times as likely. This suggests that the more parents know about public schools in urban areas, the less likely they are to send their children there.
In 69 of the 100 largest U.S. cities, public school teachers are more likely to send their children to private schools than are other parents.
In three cities, more than half of the public school teachers send their children to private schools - Grand Rapids (55.1 percent), Jersey City (51.4 percent) and Honolulu (50.5 percent).
The two cities with the largest difference between the percent of public school teachers and all parents who send their children to private schools are Miami and Newark.
In Miami, 31.4 percent of public school teachers send their children to private schools, compared to 13.2 percent of all parents.
In Newark, 37.8 percent of public school teachers send their children to private schools, compared to 18.8 percent of all parents.
Source: Denis P. Doyle, "Where the Connoisseurs Send Their Children to School," Hudson Briefing Paper No. 181, Hudson Institute, Herman Kahn Center, P.O. Box 26-919, Indianapolis, IN 46226, (317) 545-1000. |
