The Education Department conducted a survey this year(2006) which showed that public schools did no worse than private schools. With all things equal public schools did better than protestant christian schools. It suprises me the Bush Admin. hasn't made this more available to the media.

The problem with public schools is that parents don't emphasize education and discipline. There is nothing that the 'school system' can do to fix anything- kids care about education or they don't. Public schools have been stripped of their power to discipline and teach- parents expect kids to pass, not learn. (There is a big difference.) America might as well accept the fact that parents and politicians have turned schools into baby-sitting establishments. Once you can't throw out a kid, it's just babysitting. The kids and teachers already know it. School Vouchers is a silly little plan spun by politicians whose kids NEVER go near these kinds of schools. Give me a break. . .

Fix the public school system instead of dragging down the private schools that work.