[streetpreacher]

Just ignore her. She always shows up on public school threads. She lies like a rug.

NEA plant.

[KDD]

If she says she has had a good experience with the schools her children attend I have no reason to doubt her.

There are doubtless some fine public schools in this country but they are not the norm.

Over-all, by any measurable standard, our public schools do a poor job educating our students. It really isn't even a matter of debate so much as it is a matter of documented facts. At this point we should be long past the point of acceptance of these facts and the debate should center on how to repair the damage done. If we start now, the process will still take decades to correct all the pathologies that are inherent in todays edu. system.