[summer]

gatorman, Thanks so much for your insightful post. In addition to teaching in the public schools, I also taught in a private school, and what you said here, below, I could not have said better myself:

One caveat however, not all private schools are a better choice for parents than [public school]. Many private schools are scholastically no better than the [public school] they just left from, but they tell the parents exactly "what they want to hear". Parents must take the time to investigate private schools thoroughly - perceptions are not facts.

[summer]

And, BTW, thank you for focusing in on the purpose of today's post, as perceptions -- such as: "all GOP leaders ignore the disabled" -- are hardly facts:

Parents must take the time to investigate private schools thoroughly - perceptions are not facts.