"WHY IS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WALKING AWAY FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION"

THIS ARTICLE GIVES US MANY REASONS WHY THE TREND TO MOVE AWAY FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION IS INCREASING.SOME OF THE REASONS STATED IN THE ARTICLE ARE: -PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE BECOME A SCAPEGOAT -PUBLIC SCHOOL ENEMIES STAND TO GAIN BY THE SCHOOLS FAILURE -GROUPS SUCH AS THE EDISON PROJECT WANT TO MAKE A PROFIT EDUCATING PEOPLE EVERYONE BELIEVES THEY ARE AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND THIS GIVES THEM THE RIGHT TO SECOND GUESS THE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS-THE TEACHERS. MN. EDUCATOR NOV.6,1988

-- Anonymous, January 25, 1999