[yldstrk]

Orphanages make a comeback as well they should. Parents are on drugs sleeping with multiple partners abdicating on thier obligations to their kids left and left, what other choice is there?

[robertpaulsen]

Good point, and my first thought when I read this.

If "dad is in jail or has disappeared and mom is on crack", these kids ARE orphans.

[Vigilanteman]

Actually, I know of conservative black families who send their kids to Ghana for high school or even junior high. Most of the schools there are run by religious orders. For about $1200, the family gets room, board and a decent education for their kid.

They also keep them away from the drug, hip-hop and gang-banger culture so prevalent in most U.S. urban public schools.

Throw in the cost of a round-trip air fare, and these parents are spending less than $2000 per year per kid. I suspect the Chicago Public Schools are spending ten times that amount for a defective product.

[metmom]

Exactly my thought, that these are just modern day orphanages.