 "Don't throttle private schools")
Nursery admissions for 2019 in Delhi’s private schools opened two weeks ago. The gold rush ends in the first week of March. Until then, parents remain tense; so too the school admission committees that have to cope with an elaborate points-based system.
Arguably, private schools vary both in quality of service provided and fees charged. Certainly, there is self-selection, namely, parents choose schools depending on what they can afford. But, the stampede is across-the-board. Parents’ revealed preference is clear. First, private schools are preferred to government (publicly-funded) schools. Second, there is excess demand for all private schools, irrespective of
Arguably, private schools vary both in quality of service provided and fees charged. Certainly, there is self-selection, namely, parents choose schools depending on what they can afford. But, the stampede is across-the-board. Parents’ revealed preference is clear. First, private schools are preferred to government (publicly-funded) schools. Second, there is excess demand for all private schools, irrespective of
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