[Vigilanteman]

Actually, I know of conservative black families who send their kids to Ghana for high school or even junior high. Most of the schools there are run by religious orders. For about $1200, the family gets room, board and a decent education for their kid.

They also keep them away from the drug, hip-hop and gang-banger culture so prevalent in most U.S. urban public schools.

Throw in the cost of a round-trip air fare, and these parents are spending less than $2000 per year per kid. I suspect the Chicago Public Schools are spending ten times that amount for a defective product.

[varyouga]

Yep. Many schools in the Caribbean are the same way. You don't see any gangster looking kids loitering in front like you do here.

I don't know where this gang culture came from in the US.