UK to tax private schools in $1.9 B boost to public education

Pedestrians cross The Millennium Bridge with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral disappearing into the fog behind, in London on Dec. 27, 2024.

The U.K. will end a tax exemption for private schools Wednesday, the center-left Labour government has announced, in a move set to raise over £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) for public education.