Should parents have a choice of schools?

Agree.

…interestingly enough, they do where we live. Not only two choices, but five…from last count (we looked into it). None of them are paid for, none cost money, all you have to do is apply.

I’m talking about elementary school, though, not middle or high school - as far as I know, parents also have choices for those, but they are more limited as they don’t have as many middle & high schools as elementary schools.

However, where I grew up, there were zero options, if you protested, you were out of luck, if you wanted private school - again, out of luck. So it really depends on what part of the country you’re talking about.

You know, there are hundreds (really, thousands) of wonderful things that get decided at the state level, and much less at the federal level. Eg, the education system, sure there are federal standards, however, it’s up to the state to administer the schools…and, up to the local government to keep them running. Where I grew up, they shut down one of the local elementary schools, which was the government taking away the system from kids and forcing them to drive more than 20 miles to get to school, saying it was “unsafe”. This wasn’t state or federal, it was the local county government that ruined those children’s free time & took away from their family.

Now, is this a federal, state, or county issue you’re talking about?

We meet with our principle & teacher regularly at school, in fact, we met with them more than any other parents with kindergarten age kids…people who don’t participate, well, deserve what they get (unless they don’t have time, in which case, the “oppression of the majority” kicks in).

Sorry, one last thing: agree, we should and DO have a choice - at least where I live. If only all opportunities in the United States extended to all citizens…that would be something eh? :)