[sphinx]

But two blocks away, there will be a little Catholic school that maintains discipline, expels chronic troublemakers, instills correct standards of behavior from pre-K forward, and focuses on a no-nonsense basic curriculum, and produces good results. In the same disaster zone community.

The public schools could do this as well if they got their act together. That is the challenge. Most kids, even from poor backgrounds, are educable. The hard core incorrigibles should go to a reform school, or straight to a chain gang, and I don't much care which.

[miss marmelstein]

Catholic Schools do not employ union people. That’s the difference.

[i_robot73]

“...The public schools could do this as well if they got their act together...”

Nope, NEVER going to happen. IMO, you hit everywhere BUT on the head.

What you note is the difference when one gets away from ‘single/3rd-party payer’ education.

When people pay out of their own pockets....people CARE about results, decorum, curriculum, teachers, student behavior, etc.

Again, that can NEVER be in *FREE* ‘public’ education.

[A_perfect_lady]

The hard core incorrigibles should go to a reform school, or straight to a chain gang, and I don't much care which.

You are 100% correct.