Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo

It's hard to compare private schools to public schools as a whole. You have some private schools that are better because they charge high rates and can provide more. You also have public schools in rich communities that can wipe the floor with most private schools. In both cases though, the schools with the better teachers are typically the ones that have the most money coming into it. You don't see the schools on the southside of Chicago winning awards, you see the wealthy north shore schools doing that. If you compare the teachers, I guarantee you that the north shore schools are better more often than not. Not because of luck, but because the north shore schools pay $70-100k/year vs $35k/year.

You can even use this test when it comes to colleges. Schools like Harvard, Yale, etc are all private. They can pay more for professors and the cost is passed on to the students. Of course there are public schools that are better than some private schools, but in the end, the ones that pay their teachers the most usually are the ones that have the best teachers.


Well the Republicans do have control of the Senate, House, and White House. If they truly want to pass something, only a fillibuster is going to stop it. I'm not a Democrat by the way. I just don't feel you can blame a party that really doesn't have control. The Republican party worried more about fundraising than making this country better. They will be out of power in a month and only have themselves to blame for not doing anything while they had the power.


I don't like the Democrats stand on vouchers. The only reason they are against it is because they want the teachers unions on their side. The same goes for any Republican who is against it (mostly Republicans in close races this November).