American public schools are not failing - the students are. Americans spend more / capita, and more absolute $ than anywhere on earth. All kids have access to

American public schools are not failing - the students are. Americans spend more / capita, and more absolute $ than anywhere on earth. All kids have access to decent schools. Teachers care a lot. But when kids murder each other, don't show up, their parents don't care, nobody pays attention or values work, kids are passed even though they are illiterate ... well ... it's really not the schools. Take decent students and put them in the same schools and you get good results. Not blaming the students directly, other than to say they are functions of their families and communities. Anyhow - this whole argument about this charity is missing the point - it's basically just a charity doing very good work, and the local semi-corrupt government officials are pissed off - that's it. This is not an issue of reporting, or 'American Imperialism' or 'do-gooder white people not understanding culture' etc. etc. This is actually just crazy Africa.