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James Tooley on Private Schools for the Poor and the Beautiful Tree
James Tooley, Professor of Education at Newcastle University, talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about low-cost for-profit private schools in the slums and rural areas of poor countries. Tooley shows how surprisingly wi...
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James Tooley on Private Schools for the Poor and the Beautiful Tree is an episode from EconTalk Archives, 2014 by Library of Economics and Liberty. James Tooley, Professor of Education at Newcastle University, talks to EconTalk host Russ Ro...
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Published Dec 29, 2014, 1:07:13 long, audio available.
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James Tooley, Professor of Education at Newcastle University, talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about low-cost for-profit private schools in the slums and rural areas of poor countries. Tooley shows how surprisingly widespread private schools are for the poor and how effective they are relative to public schools where teacher attendance and performance can be very disappointing. The conversation closes with whether public schooling should remain the ideal in poor countries.
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Published Dec 29, 2014 and 1:07:13 long