These are folks who have the financial resources to send their children to the best possible schools, whether private, parochial, or public. In this competitive marketplace, the public schools win, hands down. But let's be frank. Teachers in these high-poverty schools often lack certification. The school buildings are crumbling.
Student achievement is low.
Once again, the voucher advocates just don't get it. Quality education has nothing to do with whether a school is private or public. What counts are high-quality teachers, modern facilities, rigorous academic standards, rich parent involvement, plus the resources to offer individualized assistance to kids who need help. Connecticut has the right idea, beginning with its uncompromising quest for quality teachers. They want the real choice to send their children to quality public schools in their local community.