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*** Highly paid private-school alumni dragging each other into the mud to get ahead: Banking can be a brutal profession.

Bad Imitation 2011

Estate agents and private-school heads in London, Switzerland, Spain and elsewhere can readily testify to the growing demand from well-healed Russian clientele, while neighborhoods of the ultra-rich such as the fabled Ryublovka region outside of Moscow have seen an exodus.

Russia's Collision Course With Change Therese Raphael 2011

The author recounts the glamorous aspects of her daughter's childhood, the trips to film sets and on book tours, the private-school education and the vacations with movie stars.

A Mother's Love And Laments 2011

This week saw the launch of a new $1 billion fund by one U.S.-based private-equity fund, Cerberus Capital Management LP, and the unveiling of a $300 million venture in a Turkish private-school business by another, Carlyle Group.

Ankara Reverses Direction, Moves to Halt Lira's Fall Marc Champion 2011

The federal government administered the biennial math and reading exams, commonly known as the Nation's Report Card, between January and March to a representative sample of public- and private-school students.

Math Gains Add Up on National Exams Stephanie Banchero 2011

That enrages parent Cindy Barnard, who says it isn't fair that her son's education in public schools may be diminished so her neighbors can use tax dollars to pay private-school tuition.

County Ups the Ante in Voucher War Stephanie Simon 2011

More important, there is virtually no research that tells us how for-profits compare in terms of graduation rates with their public - and private-school peers.

William Tierney and Guilbert Hentschke: Nobody Wins When We Regulate Out of Ignorance William Tierney 2010

More important, there is virtually no research that tells us how for-profits compare in terms of graduation rates with their public - and private-school peers.

William Tierney and Guilbert Hentschke: Nobody Wins When We Regulate Out of Ignorance William Tierney 2010

More important, there is virtually no research that tells us how for-profits compare in terms of graduation rates with their public - and private-school peers.

William Tierney and Guilbert Hentschke: Nobody Wins When We Regulate Out of Ignorance William Tierney 2010

"We had a lot of promises," says 31-year old Mackinzi Delysar, a former private-school director who is working to coordinate aid to a large tent city that houses 4,524 people.

Haitians Vote in Critical Election Ingrid Arnesen 2011