This empirical study compares different school sectors—public, private religious, and private nonreligious—on issues such as school organization, governance, curriculum, and pedagogy in U.S. elementary and secondary schools.
“Empirical research on student performance in the public, private, and private religious school sectors in the United States.” —The Chronicle of Higher Education
"School Sector and Student Outcomes is an important work for policy makers and social scientists alike. This research is critically important for anyone concerned with educational policy and the academic future of our children." —Teresa A. Sullivan, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Maureen T. Hallinan is William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity at the University of Notre Dame.