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by savant_penguin 1789 days ago
Public schools have sucked for more than half a century. The "let's throw out the bad" just never happens.

Terrible government services are hardly ever allowed to fail and disappear

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Public schools are a perfect example of how neither money nor more government ever helps if the fundamental problems aren't fixed.

13 Baltimore City High Schools, Zero Students Proficient in Math:

https://archive.ph/VfciU

Baltimore is 2nd in per pupil spending:

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-05-21/news/bs-md-ci-ce...