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I would rather take a bus a half hour to school rather than get stuck in a poor school district with bad teachers and students in similar conditions. It would b
by um_ya 8y ago
I would rather take a bus a half hour to school rather than get stuck in a poor school district with bad teachers and students in similar conditions. It would be nice to have the option to take your kid out of that environment.
- scarface74 8y agoYou’re not six years old and catching a bus from the side of my metro area - where the school system lost accredition to the side where the median income is over $100K - takes over an hour and a half in traffic. Both districts are considered in the same MSA (metropolitan statistical area).
- um_ya 8y agoIf there's demand for something close by, then the market will provide it. The key point is, parents can make a decision with vouchers, rather than being forced to go to a particular school based on your district.
- scarface74 8y agoHow much of the reason behind a failing school district is because of the the school and how much of it is because of the environment, home life, etc? If another school came in the same environment with the same socio-economic issues would the outcome be that much different? The whole charter movement at least in the south is an attempt to funnel public money into private either for profit schools or “faith based education”.