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I wish I had a dime for every "conservative" who decries public education but defends their school because it has a "great reputation." If you opt out of private education, I don't believe you can be a conservative.

But sometimes they ARE great schools that are governed and regulated at the most local level possible. As little government as possible at the most local level possible IS a conservative virtue.

In general, America has one of the finest education systems in the world provided you are only interested in educating children to the 5th level. After grade 5 it all falls apart. I don't think it is a coincidence that grade 5 is when they start dropping most local control over education in order to teach to state and federal testing guides. Resume control of your local area. Even Austin is too far away fro some things.

But sometimes they ARE great schools that are governed and regulated at the most local level possible. As little government as possible at the most local level possible IS a conservative virtue.

Forcing other citizens to pay for the education of your child is stealing. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

But sometimes they ARE great schools that are governed and regulated at the most local level possible.

No government school in the U.S. is "great" unless the parents are atheists and are thrilled to have their godless worldview imposed on other people's children. At the moment every government school in the nation is godless in its education philosophy and worldview. This is **not** religiously neutral in content or consequences.

Also, since it is impossible for any school to be religiously, culturally, or politically neutral. Even if the district were the size of a suburban subdivision, it is impossible to have unanimity form one neighbor to the next regarding religious, cultural, and political worldview. The voting mob would force their neighbors to fund a religious, cultural, and political worldview that could never be neutral.

Whether to districts are large or small, local, state, or federal...**all**...government schools are a First Amendment and freedom of conscience abominations!

In general, America has one of the finest education systems in the world provided you are only interested in educating children to the 5th level

All government schools in the U.S. are godless in their worldview. Teaching children how to think godlessly is not "fine". Teaching children to compartmentalize their faith is not "fine". Teaching children that must be silent about their faith is teaching them to be ashamed of their faith as if it were a bathroom activity. This is not "fine".

Finally,...It is likely impossible to judge whether or not a government school is academically "fine" or not because nearly everything a child learns is at HOME due to the child's and their parents' "afterschooling" efforts. What appears to be "fine" schools may merely be horrible schools whose children have great parents who are doing a wonderful job of "afterschooling".

In general, America has one of the finest education systems in the world provided you are only interested in educating children to the 5th level. After grade 5 it all falls apart.

The problem is, most parents could do a better job educating a child to the 5th grade level in far less time than the public education system.

The only reason it works to that level, is because of how easy it is to do.