Private schools are increasingly feeling the heat to release data about their students' achievement, acceptances into college, and other vital performance statistics, though some contend that these schools need only be accountable to parents, not to the general public. As public funding of private schools increases, though, and private schools find themselves more frequently competing with public and charter schools, they'll need to fill the information void or will find themselves judged by whatever data reporters, parents and other interested parties dig up. "Private Schools Pressured For Data," by Jay Mathews, The Washington Post, September 24, 2002.
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