But next year could draw the battle lines again, with a number of observers suggesting that the Cleveland case may head to the US Supreme Court. Frankel regrets what he sees as a decline in commitment to public education, despite the flurry of reform during the past decade. Talk about it. It's evidence, he argues, of weakened support in general for public institutions. The cynicism about government sweeps more widely than public education.
Schools pay part of that price.
Vouchers, he notes, are not a ticket out for the poor, as they fund only a fraction of what a first-rate private education costs. His strong preference is to work within the system. The idea of giving everyone a fair start from the opening gate is the way to promote equality of excellence in education. When you depart from that, you get something else. We offer them for your additional research.