> Were this a public project it would have persisted indefinitely and have a lobbying constituency to keep setting money on fire. And, more importantly, keep g

> Were this a public project it would have persisted indefinitely and have a lobbying constituency to keep setting money on fire. And, more importantly, keep going on with a strategy that isn't actually helping the kids in the program... I can easily look past the government wasting an extra $50M/yr here and there, because that barely matters in the grand scheme of government waste, fraud, and inefficiency. But getting poor educational and life-preparation outcomes for generations of kids because of inertia is an entirely greater concern, at least to me.