[tgslTakoma]

I read an article in the Washington Times earlier this year that stated that the city spends $13,000+ per pupil per year for (substandard) public education. For less than that, a DC teenager could attend one of the city's Catholic high schools. For less than half that amount, an elementary-aged DC child could attend one of the city's many Catholic elementary schools.

I only use Catholic schools as an example, as those are the ones I am familiar with. There are numerous other religious groups who also have very good schools. The kids are the innocent victims in the game of greed and power played by the Democrat party and its goons, thugs and bullies. Given a good start, education-wise, the great majority of the city's kids could grow up to be very successful men and women who could turn this city around.

Beyond that, I don't have a very strong opinion about this issue. ;-)

[ReleaseTheHounds]

The kids are the innocent victims in the game of greed and power played by the Democrat party and its goons, thugs and bullies. Given a good start, education-wise, the great majority of the city's kids could grow up to be very successful men and women who could turn this city around.

Yep... that about sums it up in DC. Think of what the "social cost" is for the LIFETIME of every poorly served kid that has gone through the DC school system over the past few decades. Not only are there fine alternatives among the religious private schools, think about the potential for entrepreneurs to enter this field to serve this "market" if there ever was a true opening of the government school monopoly. This really is one of the big issues that needs to be addressed, and it could be at a "tipping point." But then, again, I don't have a very strong opinion about that either. ;)