tossed out the students? No, but they have a sit down with parents, in talking about the options in private tutoring for the students who fall under the mild to moderate category, while the student continues to take the regular curriculum. As I was told, private tutors are often used by the private schools, to addressed core difficulties in reading, writing and numeracy. The number of LD and ADD students are masked, at the private schools, because any services being received lie outside the services of the private school, and as a result, there is no official record in the student's file that they have a mild to moderate disability. No surprise to see reading and writing levels well above the public education students, including the students with disabilities. Dorretta hit the nail on the head, the public education system is indeed, afraid to asked the question of the hiring of private tutors for their children. It is rather foolish to compared the public and private students of high income by their SEC factors. "The study of PISA reading results compared public and private schools, across the range of countries, in relation to four key criteria: higher (positive) socio-cultural-economic status; disciplinary climate; material resources for instruction; and shortage in supply of teachers. " What do the two groups have in common? Private tutoring, as well as parents who have the knowledge and ability, to seek the best possible education for their children, so their future is secure. What is interesting