My takeaway from the NHJ discourse is that America continues to be unreasonably polarized between people who think the only thing that matters is the other students and the only thing that matters is funding. Managing the school is important! slowboring.com/p/why-i-send-…
Why I send my kid to low-income urban public schools

Why I send my kid to low-income urban public schools

Not every school with unfavorable demographics is a dysfunctional mess — policy matters!

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It’s amusing watching ppl bang their heads against a wall when the answer has been staring them in the face all along: government school monopolies are poor mechanisms for educating kids.

Sep 22, 2026 · 1:56 PM UTC

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The countries with the best education systems in the world are public school monopolies.
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And they could be even better if they didn’t rely on a system that’s inherently expensive, rigid, and incapable of innovation.
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You are almost right. Competition can come from with the school district via parental choice.. 43% of DC students are in charters and oversight and accountability of teachers is much stronger in all schools.
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