The better question is why the US education system has become a zero sum game. I'm not sure I agree with that assertion. But, if it is, my vote would be to fix

The better question is why the US education system has become a zero sum game. I'm not sure I agree with that assertion. But, if it is, my vote would be to fix that instead of throwing out the system. Public education works - it worked in the US for decades and it works in most of our peer nations.