Rich wrote:
> No amount of funding has helped American schools to improve.  Every year 
> the
> school budget passes.  The schools get millions more.  The performance
> continues to drop.  I do not believe that the tragic failure of American
> education is due to lack of funds.  I sent my kids to a private school
> because the education at the schools in our area is pathetic, in my 
> opinion.
> However, I still pay for public education.  Many people cannot afford to
> send their children to a private school and they are stuck with the public
> school system.

If you don't mind me asking, how much does the school cost, and what the 
entrance requirements are?

> The trouble with the public school system is not money it is
> politics.  If we could take the politics out of the schools and introduce
> academics the students would be better education and the country as a 
> whole
> would benefit.

What does "taking the politics out of the schools" mean, in terms of 
actionable items?

Vitaliy

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