Schools are obviously failing.I love the information I glean from conservative forums. The Public Schools are failling. Just look at the test scores. blahbhlahblah.......
Have you seen actual tests and tests scores? In my state teachers are not allowed to see the tests given by the state. God forbid teachers know what the state actually wants the kids to study for. And we all know some cksckker is making boocoo money off these contracts to create these hallowed tests that prove our schools are failing. Here is an idea. Go look at the standards the state of fla demands their children to pass in each grade. Teachers read these standards and have to use the state or district mandated materials to help their children pass these arbitrary and now far from developementally appropriate tests for kindergarten and first grade (in Fla for damn sure). I worked in a poor district with lots of little private schools, mostly associated with Baptist churches. The teachers in those schools did not have to be certified teachers. When ever we got kids back in our schools from them they were far behind much of the time. They are not mandated by the state to do much of the bllshttt we had to do. When you say public schools are failing you realize how many different systems there are. Fla has over 67 districts. All with different boards and admins. The state of Fla does micromanage the sthttt out of them but by and large the rich counties do much better than poor ones. My district loses good teachers each year because the border county pays so much better. I actually have two kids in public school now (in this same poor county). They have some good teachers and then some poor. My kids will get through it because Im on top of their schooling. But to say "the public schools are failing and voucher them into oblivion" is uninformed. I know rushlimbaugh railed for decades about the Govt schools and indoctrination but it was 90% bllsshtt. He knew less than most of you about what goes on in a real classroom. ANd from what I read it here that aint a lot.
And btw. Parents do have a choice. Home school them, send them to the Antioch School of Holy Rollers and what ever but pay your way like it always has been, Other wise let me pick and choose what state or govt. funded programs I can opt out of or get my little share to do it my way.
for giggle and shttts chck out the 58 standard for teaching reading in k-1 teachers have to document.https://www.cpalms.org/PreviewCourse/Preview/3067#
Democrats manage to keep getting elected about half the time, despite how far left they've moved.