Schooling for Money: Swedish Education Reform and the Role of the Profit Motive (web publication) | Institute of Economic Affairs
"This research clearly shows that:
•Under a system where profit is allowed more children have access to schools that will improve their educational achievement.
•For-profit schools make the competition that drives up standards possible by increasing the supply of new schools.
•Importantly the impact of for-profit schools tends to be greatest on those from low socio-economic backgrounds.
The educational outcomes of children going to for-profit and not-for-profit schools were significantly better than those of children going to state schools (measured in terms of average school GPA, which measures pupil achievement across a broad range of subjects)."