Competition Between Schools. Based on a study of 3000 UK state schools Steve Bradley and Jim Taylor say the results of the competition between schools that has followed the introduction of league tables and other reforms in 1988 has been that parents have sought quality based on league table results; exam performance has risen as schools feel the effects of this competition; larger schools perform better because they can be more flexible in how they use staff time; and the gap between rich and poor schools is widening, though not by much. "The report card on competition in schools" is published by the Adam Smith Institute.

By Adam Smith Institute, UK.

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