[alancarp]

I personally would advocate Classical Conversations as my own solution, since I believe the ALL public schools are failing schools. Yes, I'd burn them all down and start over, but that's clearly not going to happen.

However, I also reject the notion that this is a compromise: in the political world, there is no scenario in which a Democrat would ever 'compromise' with a school voucher program of any kind. No, I believe this is step 1 of a bigger plan... and clearly both an improvement and a big deal.

[Carry_Okie]

Yes, I'd burn them all down and start over, but that's clearly not going to happen.

There is an easier and more fundamental way to fix this.

No, I believe this is step 1 of a bigger plan... and clearly both an improvement and a big deal.

I have never seen incrementalism really work with the exception of State CCW laws, which are in fact gun-owner registration, thus compromising the benefits significantly. I am not discounting the effort to which the legislature went, yet it will produce little to show the positive results with which to take that "next step." It is thus a dangerous tactic compared to (for example) accrediting private testing with a validated warranty system as equivalent to public education credentials.