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 == Career background ==
-Tooley holds a PhD from the Institute of Education, [[University of London]],<ref>{{cite journal | last=Tooley | first=James Nicholas | title=E.G. West and State Intervention in Education: A Philosophical Exploration| year=1994 | url=https://books.google.com/?id=9Jl3GwAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22James+Nicholas+Tooley%22|access-date=24 September 2012}}</ref> an MSc from the [[Science Policy Research Unit]], University of Sussex, and first class BSc honours in Logic and Mathematics, also from the [[University of Sussex]].  He began his career as a mathematics teacher in [[Zimbabwe]] (1983 to 1986), before moving to the [[National Foundation for Educational Research]] in England in 1988. He held short-term appointments at [[Simon Fraser University]], Canada, and the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, while completing his PhD. His first post-doctoral position was with the [[University of Oxford]]'s Department of Educational Studies, under Professor [[Richard Pring]]. From Oxford he moved to the [[University of Manchester]] in 1995; at the same time he also created the Education and Training Unit at the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] in London.
+Tooley holds a PhD from the Institute of Education, [[University of London]],<ref>{{cite journal | last=Tooley | first=James Nicholas | title=E.G. West and State Intervention in Education: A Philosophical Exploration| year=1994 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9Jl3GwAACAAJ|access-date=24 September 2012}}</ref> an MSc from the [[Science Policy Research Unit]], University of Sussex, and first class BSc honours in Logic and Mathematics, also from the [[University of Sussex]].  He began his career as a mathematics teacher in [[Zimbabwe]] (1983 to 1986), before moving to the [[National Foundation for Educational Research]] in England in 1988. He held short-term appointments at [[Simon Fraser University]], Canada, and the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, while completing his PhD. His first post-doctoral position was with the [[University of Oxford]]'s Department of Educational Studies, under Professor [[Richard Pring]]. From Oxford he moved to the [[University of Manchester]] in 1995; at the same time he also created the Education and Training Unit at the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] in London.
 Tooly was professor at the [[University of Newcastle upon Tyne]], where he directed the [[E. G. West Centre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ecls/staff/profile/james.tooley|title=Staff Profiles - Education, Communication and Language Sciences - Newcastle University|website=www.ncl.ac.uk|access-date=24 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922172139/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ecls/staff/profile/james.tooley|archive-date=22 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/egwest/|title=E. G. West Centre|access-date=8 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825135518/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/egwest/|archive-date=25 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>http://www.jamestooley.net {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fraserinstitute.org/about/experts?id=15334&txID=3236|title=Topic Experts|website=Fraser Institute}}</ref> For his research on private education for the poor in India, China and Africa, Tooley was awarded the gold prize in the first [[International Finance Corporation]]/[[Financial Times]] Private Sector Development Competition in September 2006. From 2007 to 2009, he was founding President of the Education Fund, Orient Global,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orientglobal.com/Welcome.asp|title=Orient Global|access-date=8 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917072748/http://www.orientglobal.com/welcome.asp|archive-date=17 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> and lived in Hyderabad, India. He is currently chairman of education companies in Ghana (Omega Schools Franchise Ltd) and India (Empathy Learning Systems Pvt Ltd) creating low cost chains of low cost private schools. He also holds an appointment as an Adjunct Scholar at the [[Cato Institute]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cato.org/people/james-tooley|title=James Tooley}}</ref> and serves on the Advisory Council of the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iea.org.uk/about/fellows-and-advisors|title=Fellows and Academic Advisors|website=Institute of Economic Affairs}}</ref> as well as on the Academic Advisory Council of [[Civitas (think tank)|Civitas: The Institute for the Study of Civil Society]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.civitas.org.uk/books/about.php#academic |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115222832/http://civitas.org.uk/books/about.php#academic |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also serves on the [[Visitor|Board of Visitors]] of [[Ralston College]], a start-up liberal arts college in [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ralston.ac|title=Collegium Ralstonianum apud Savannenses - Home|website=www.ralston.ac}}</ref>
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 The basic findings of the research show that in urban and peri-urban poor areas (slums and shanty towns) in India and the African countries studied, the majority of schoolchildren are in low cost private schools. After testing 24,000 children, it was found that children in the low cost private schools significantly outperform children in public schools, after controlling for background variables and the school choice process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/node/141109|title=Laurie Penny on girl trouble: we care about young women as symbols, not as people|website=www.newstatesman.com}}</ref>{{Citation needed|reason=Linked to unrelated resource|date=November 2018}}
-In 2017 Tooley announced plans to open a low cost private primary school in [[Durham, England]].<ref name="IGSD-Telegraph">{{cite news |last=Turner |first=Camilla |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/02/21/britains-first-cut-price-private-school-will-charge-parents/ |title=Britain's first cut-price private school will charge parents just £52 a week |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2017-02-21 |access-date=2017-03-01 }}</ref><ref name="IGSD-Web">{{cite web |url=https://www.igsdurham.com/ |title=The Independent Grammar School: Durham |access-date=2017-03-01 }}</ref> The school opened in 2018.<ref name="Telegraph19">{{cite news |last=Tooley |first=James |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/18/teaching-unions-hate-low-cost-private-schools-like-mine-stay/ |title=The teaching unions hate them, but low-cost private schools like mine are here to stay |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2019-08-18 |access-date=2019-08-18 }}</ref> An [[Ofsted]] report in 2019 rated the school as "Good".<ref name="Ofsted19">{{cite web |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5873db8aa5790a59c914545a/t/5cc74ba69b747a468d8f195c/1556564903282/IGS+Durham+Ofsted+Inspection+Report+March+2019.pdf |format=PDF |title=School report: The Independent Grammar School, Durham |publisher=[[Ofsted]] |access-date=2019-08-18 }}</ref>
+In 2017 Tooley announced plans to open a low cost private primary school in [[Durham, England]].<ref name="IGSD-Telegraph">{{cite news |last=Turner |first=Camilla |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/02/21/britains-first-cut-price-private-school-will-charge-parents/ |title=Britain's first cut-price private school will charge parents just £52 a week |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2017-02-21 |access-date=2017-03-01 }}</ref><ref name="IGSD-Web">{{cite web |url=https://www.igsdurham.com/ |title=The Independent Grammar School: Durham |access-date=2017-03-01 }}</ref> The school opened in 2018.<ref name="Telegraph19">{{cite news |last=Tooley |first=James |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/18/teaching-unions-hate-low-cost-private-schools-like-mine-stay/ |title=The teaching unions hate them, but low-cost private schools like mine are here to stay |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2019-08-18 |access-date=2019-08-18 }}</ref> An [[Ofsted]] report in 2019 rated the school as "Good".<ref name="Ofsted19">{{cite web |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5873db8aa5790a59c914545a/t/5cc74ba69b747a468d8f195c/1556564903282/IGS+Durham+Ofsted+Inspection+Report+March+2019.pdf |title=School report: The Independent Grammar School, Durham |publisher=[[Ofsted]] |access-date=2019-08-18 }}</ref>
 == Educational philosophy and thought ==