Get rid of private schools? We’d be better tackling inequalities between state schools

Citation

Griffiths D & Ferguson J (2019) Get rid of private schools? We’d be better tackling inequalities between state schools. The Conversation. 14.08.2019.

Abstract
First paragraph: Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is the 20th Etonian to become prime minister of the UK. Most of his cabinet is composed of privileged, privately educated people, with two-thirds of his ministers among the 7% of the population who went to fee-paying schools.

Keywords
social mobility; Private schools; State schools;

Notes
https://theconversation.com/get-rid-of-private-schools-wed-be-better-tackling-inequalities-between-state-schools-121805

People

Dr Jennifer Ferguson

Research Fellow, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Dr David Griffiths

Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology