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I bought my first property in 1966.

Family next door had 4 kids. 3 were middle/high school when I moved there.

I had heard all my life about how GREAT the California schools were.

They went to the store for me-—and when I gave them $$$ in advance-—the high school girl COULD NOT MAKE CORRECT CHANGE for a dollar. I AM NOT KIDDING.

I went to a one room school in rural Wisconsin with 14 kids—8 grades—1 teacher who had 2 years of college.

When I went back to college night school to get Accounting classes-—I was NOT the smartest one in the class-—I was #2 with a 4.0 grade in every class I took.

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I went to school in CA, graduating from HS in 72, when CA public schools were excellent. For example, most if not all of my 6th grade class tested at 12th grade reading level.

Nowadays, HS students transferring from CA to Texas find themselves 1-2 years behind their peers here.