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Check out this article regarding defection from some MA public schools.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/03/21/common_schools_and_common_duty/

People are going to look after their kids' best interests, not the interests of the "common school," which generally hasn't served its students well for the past 30 years.

The well has run dry as far as school funding is concerned. It seems there is little support if bond issues can't be passed.

I read an article a couple of weeks ago which stated that MA now has 25,000 homeschoolers -- and that's in a state where it's difficult to homeschool.

We are watching our DIL as she becomes more conservative re our Granddaughter who will be 5 this May.

Apparently, she checked on the KG teachers in their area with the great preschool teacher for our granddaughter on the capabilities of her potential KG teachers.

She got a good report on the KG and first two years teachers, and a no comment on the teachers after that.

As Grandparents, we are on the sidelines on this issue. I did tell my son that PaPa would be available for home schooling if wanted and needed.

Our DIL's problem is that she, and our son received good public shooling (they are late 30's and early 40's and were in the gifted programs). Like so many former moderates, she has a hard time believing what the public schools have become.

The gay marriage issue has got her concerned about the gay agenda being pushed in school.

She and my son will make the right decision. She gave up a 6 figure income to become a mother with a little part time venture a couple of years ago. The kids go to work with her and stay with her. We are the only people besides one good friend that she will trust to baby sit.

There is no way that they will dump their children at a public school to get rid of them for the day.