We recently had to (temporarily, I hope) abandon our homeschool, and looked into our options. Our local public elementary, located in an upper-middle-class, predominantly white, suburban neighborhood, failed the state's proficiency exam horribly. By that I mean that more than 50% failed in every single category that was tested. In some instances, the failure rate was 70%. Many of our friends send their children there, and had no idea. My wife had to wrangle the information out of the school board.
So, we opted for a private school, which, to be honest, does offer some things which we could not in our homeschool, but man-oh-man it's a hit to the pocketbook.
Double paying is quite a burden. Abolishing government schools is the only answer.
But be warned, the Education Establishment has also penetrated private schools, which have weakened their curricula and been dumbed down, too. It's just not as flagrant as in the public schools.
Stay involved. The many teachers of integrity in private schools come under severe attack from the Loony Leftists and need your support.
It is still common here in New England to meet old-timers with Grammar School public educations who are accurately informed, well read, and well spoken. Their grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren, thanks to the left-wing assault on the public school system, are as the beasts of the field.
They make wonderful Democrats, which I suspect may have been the idea.