students in the class. Just talk to a SE parent and how many times there heard the word unfair whispered among parents. If parents actually work for the best interests of their children, and not the best interests of the many agendas of the public education, I bet achievement would rise accordingly, especially in the low-income schools, with the least political capital. But first the equity and poverty theory must be tossed out, and the SEC factors should be considered but not given as much weight as the school factors and its culture. Pipe dream, but a realistic one especially in the economic and political climate of the world, and the protests taking part all over the world. There's irony in such a voracious advocate of the egalitarian public system owning a wildly expensive, highly selective and "elite" private school on the side, no? ________________________________________\\... Private versus public In my life,I have experienced and seen the good and the bad-As we know,the elite private schools are very expensive but they deliver a fine education that will lead children to a productive adult life. . I have seen many small private schools that are so corrupt that it was unimaginable that they were allowed to exist.They hired ANYBODY to teach and they faked test scores on report cards.I feel the schools for vulnerable children,the LD child for example where parents seek relief from the sham of public school where the label excuses lack of instruction can be every bit as bad