Even magnet schools do not teach fundamentals such as US history, history of western civ, etc etc... Moral Relavatism is the order of the day in the public school system.
Yes some do better than others with reading, math and english, but don’t think for one minute they are teaching your kids fundamentals.
My seventh grade U.S. History teacher required us to memorize portions of the Declaration and Constitution, as well as parts of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. She was part of the "old guard" of teachers.
My U.S. history teacher at TJHSST taught us facts and required us to write coherent papers. My U.S. Government teacher at the same school did the same, although he was one of those "moderates."
Maybe I am blessed...or maybe it's the fact that the public schools in Northern Virginia are not that bad, although moral relativism is slowly creeping in, in some places.