You are half right. For the poorest school districts, public education does indeed suck. For the richest ones, our public schools are rated #1 in the world. I suggest you dig a little deeper for reasons and cures; all those posts claiming to have the answers are offering possibly useful suggestions, but ya'll are missing the real picture. By the way, I am a public school product with a Ph.D. in education...
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You are half right. For the poorest school districts, public education does indeed suck. For the richest ones, our public schools are rated #1 in the world. I suggest you dig a little deeper for reasons and cures; all those posts claiming to have the answers are offering possibly useful suggestions, but ya'll are missing the real picture. By the way, I am a public school product with a Ph.D. in education...