How the money is spent is up to the people in the community. Unfortunately, we live in an age in which the middleclass feel the same sense of being disenfranchised that was once reserved exclusively for the poor.
Note the use of the term “government schools.” As if the local school board — made up of neighbors, co-workers, etc. in many communities — was some sinister monolithic group of strangers with uncertain motives in a distant city.
I know ... just venting my frustration ... .
I didn’t mean to take out so much of my frustation on you ... .
No problem.
I genuinely worry about the state of education in this country. It’s dividing up pretty quick between those who’ll get a good education and those who won’t.