Sir, – I read "Fee-paying schools report better results as recovery takes hold" (January 25th) with the sense of having read the same article annually for almost 40 years, the only essential change being the name of the journalist.
Each year you publish a paean to private education and always praise without reservation “the huge sacrifice parents make”. They do not sacrifice. They choose how to allocate their resources and could choose differently. There are many fine, well-run, underfunded public schools. These would benefit from the active participation and input of such education-oriented parents.
The only sacrifice made is by the public, which continues to subsidise private schools. – Yours, etc,
ROSSA BUNWORTH,
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Clontarf, Dublin 3.