<p>I sent my kids to public schools from grades K-12, but know of many who sent their kids to private schools. Why? So their employment prospects would be better? No. They sent their kids because they felt that it would be a better educational environment, and that their kids would receive a fuller, deeper education with more personal connections to good teachers. (It’s true that we didn’t have the money to pay for private k-12 school, but we also didn’t feel the need, as classes at public schools were capped at 1:22 at elementary, and rarely exceeded 30 in high school. Also, public school teachers often had better credentials and continuing education than at private schools.) But we feel that at the university level, my kids’ private university has profs who have time to mentor and coach and advise, flexibility to get into needed or desired classes, opportunities galore for research/travel abroad/work, and other interested and interesting students with strong work ethics. That’s a better experience than our local flagship U. JMHO!</p>