School Choice Debate

Not all schools are like that. Vote with your (children's) feet.

My kids had a similar experience at their public school. One possible variable to consider is that the school is in a neighborhood with a high percentage of educated parents, who are pretty vocal in their demands. A lot of kids get bumped up by a grade, or put in mixed grade classes -- often in response to discipline problems in the classroom.

"millions of parents", "their schools" should be "me", "my school."If your school isn't good, I recommend improving if for every other kid, who didn't pull the lottery ticket of affluent parents with flexible jobs.School boards benefit from parents who care and are competent.

Not in the areas with good schools…

In my country parents can choose which school they send their kids to.You get "white schools". Parents always want the best for their children and this predictably leads to full segregation. I am actually surprised how egalitarian and inclusive the US is when it comes to education!

Wow, didn't not know this. I need get my son into private school that doesn't do that asap.

Had same experience, and was in a well funded upper middle class school district so have to imagine it's even worse in other places

The point isn't the rich kids, it's the parents. When all or very nearly all the children attend the same school, the capable, resourceful parents experience that school and care about it. (Simplified, but you see the point.)

Well, my country has public schools, but children are segregated by educational prowess. The smartest kids go to schools which are completely separate from the less intelligent ones. If you fail, you might get sent to a lower school system.So this would explain why these disruptions would not appear in my country (or to a far lower degree)but would in the US school system.

From the commenter: "The good school has smarter kids with better parents. The bad school had dull kids with bad parents. The kids at the new school do their homework, read, play outside. The kids at the old school skipped homework, played call of duty, and could hardly read."That appears to be their observation of the two schools they had direct experience with. What else are you asking they provide here in terms of analysis? Maybe average student test scores? Likely availabl