Kenya has also abolished fees for secondary schools, increasing enrolment from 1.2 million in 2007 to 1.4 million in 2008.
Military officials say insurgents commonly take up positions in civilian homes, mosques or schools -- increasing the chances of civilian casualties.
But with top schools increasing house prices by over £20,000 in their catchment area, it is the wealthy who are able to benefit most from this choice.
These students remain in district schools, increasing the concentration of at-risk students in precisely the districts that have lost funding to charter schools.
One unfortunate result, some experts say, is schools' increasing use of precisely the sort of practices families hoped to avoid by steering clear of institutionalized settings: takedowns, isolation rooms, restraining chairs with straps, and worse.
It included cutting corporate and payroll taxes, reducing class sizes in schools, increasing military spending, opposing religious discrimination, and persuading Germany to adopt pro-growth policies for Europe as a whole.
Even with the number of charter schools increasing, and testing as the overarching measure of a school's success becoming the norm, federally supported magnet schools still resonate with parents like Justin Jones who value diversity as much as test scores.
It included expanding an anti-bias curriculum in the area's high schools, increasing anti-bias training for social service organizations, improving park safety and starting a public information campaign aboard the Staten Island Ferry.
