The real energy behind the school choice movement at the local level is minority parents, especially blacks. It is these families whom the public schools have most spectacularly failed. There are simply not enough rich people with children in private schools to make a difference but there are millions of minority parents desperate for a …
The real energy behind the school choice movement at the local level is minority parents, especially blacks. It is these families whom the public schools have most spectacularly failed. There are simply not enough rich people with children in private schools to make a difference but there are millions of minority parents desperate for a way out. The other impacted group which is growing rapidly are home schoolers. This is a diverse group that includes religious parents, old hippies, and refugees from the Covidiocy. None of these people are rich.
The Public education system has become more about politics and growing employment amongst associated unions. Moreover, DOE regulations and rules have resulted in litmus tests or standardized testing, to which schools teach directly for passing those tests. The results have been an enormous increase in administrative spending and Less actual classroom impact.
A recent criticism of Chicago area schools for poor performance noted a School (Douglas) which has enrollment at a total of 35students(a school that can hold 900). The faculty total 23. The union contract requires 8more faculty to be hired in and the total budget for the school is already at $68,000 per pupil.
Rather than close the costly school and relocate kids, the district wants to increase spending.
Them and the teacher unions. I had professional contacts with home schoolers before COVID but was retired before that so I am not as sure of the demographics of the COVID refugees. Schooling pods became common.
The real energy behind the school choice movement at the local level is minority parents, especially blacks. It is these families whom the public schools have most spectacularly failed. There are simply not enough rich people with children in private schools to make a difference but there are millions of minority parents desperate for a way out. The other impacted group which is growing rapidly are home schoolers. This is a diverse group that includes religious parents, old hippies, and refugees from the Covidiocy. None of these people are rich.
The Public education system has become more about politics and growing employment amongst associated unions. Moreover, DOE regulations and rules have resulted in litmus tests or standardized testing, to which schools teach directly for passing those tests. The results have been an enormous increase in administrative spending and Less actual classroom impact.
A recent criticism of Chicago area schools for poor performance noted a School (Douglas) which has enrollment at a total of 35students(a school that can hold 900). The faculty total 23. The union contract requires 8more faculty to be hired in and the total budget for the school is already at $68,000 per pupil.
Rather than close the costly school and relocate kids, the district wants to increase spending.
Thought I read somewhere that the Covid Regime increased the population of homeschooled students something like 500%
The Covid Regime, of course, being pushed by the very rich LibTards who accuse working class homeschool parents of being wealthy and elitist.
Them and the teacher unions. I had professional contacts with home schoolers before COVID but was retired before that so I am not as sure of the demographics of the COVID refugees. Schooling pods became common.