Read the text of ex. 6 (pp. 142-144) and decide whether the statements are True or False.
Because of economic difficulties, private schools in Britain are currently losing students.
Fees at British private schools have risen significantly over the past 25 years.
One of the main reasons parents choose private education is its strong record of university admissions.
Private schools offer little help to students when applying to elite universities.
Students whose families already have experience with elite university admissions are at an advantage.
More than half of British children attend private schools.
An Oxbridge or Ivy League degree can improve career prospects in influential professions.
Most UK Prime Ministers since 1937 did not study at Oxford or Cambridge.
Universities have introduced quotas to increase the number of less privileged students, but these are often not achieved.
One opinion in the text suggests that better organisation, not money, explains the success of private schools.
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