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September 2004
A new study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that a higher percentage (21.5%) of urban public school teachers send their children to private schools than other urban families (17.5%). The study, which assumes "that no one knows the condition and quality of public schools better than teachers who work in them everyday," was based on 2000 federal census data from the nation’s 100 largest cities.
The report also stated that lower-income teachers in cities with choice and charter school programs are enrolling more of their children in public schools, a possible indication "that choice is having the intended effect of spurring improvements in public education…"
The study concludes that choice is part of the solution to fixing a broken public education system.
A PDF of the complete Thomas B. Fordham Institute report as well as reactions to it can be accessed from the links below.
"Where Do Public School Teachers Send Their Kids to School?" Fordham Foundation, Sept. 7, 2004
"More City Teachers than Public Pick Private Schools," Alan J. Borsuk, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 16, 2025
"Teachers Give Public Schools a Revealing Report Card," USA Today, October 4, 2025
"Private Lives," Bonnie Eslinger, The San Francisco Examiner, September 10, 2025
"New York Teachers Sending their Own to Private Schools," Julia Levy, The New York Sun, September 9, 2025
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