Original sentence: Many of the best-known independent schools are extremely expensive (Tonbridge School in Kent charges almost £30k per annum, about one and a half times the average income in the UK), despite being based, in many cases, on charitable foundations originally established up to a thousand years ago to provide free education for the talented poor.The exclusivity of independent schools has attracted political antagonism ever since the First World War
Edited sentence: Independent schools ae often criticised for being elitist.Many of the best-known public schools are extremely expensive (Tonbridge School in Kent, one of the most expensive in the counrty, charges almost £30k per annum, about one and a half times the average income in the UK), despite being based, in many cases, on charitable foundations originally established up to a thousand years ago to provide free education for the talented poor