Charter schools are not too bad, which is why the teachers’ unions are dead set against them. The private schools that I sent my kids to are stratospherically more expensive and, my son tells me, are rife with drug problems. Lots of rich parents now in OC sending kids to private schools as a class phenomenon. Education is a secondary concern.

I’ve probably been overdosing on the news lately.

Rubbish.

Study after study shows that American students don’t remember anything that they learn,

Study after study demonstrates that people who make categorical statements like this are properly ignored.

In 2016, half of America voted against Hillary.

The #WalkAway Campaign.

The growing number of blacks walking off the democrat plantation.

The huge number of conservative outlets on the internet.

In Portland, antifa thugs are opposed by the Proud Boys, who are unapologetically proud of being male, declare that Western Civilization has nothing to apologize for, especially when contrasted against every other civilization and, who refuse to cower before the Left’s attempts to characterize them as racist-fascist Nazis.

Do not mistake fooling some of the people all of the time for fooling all of the people, all of the time.

And, those who can be fooled all of the time… by definition haven’t the intestinal fortitude to withstand the gales of change.

The left’s increasing extremism is a perfect example of an ancient greek maxim; “those the gods would destroy, they first make mad”.

And maybe not just California, but much of the country? Maybe all?

I mean, there’s this story.

And then, there’s…
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/08/worse_than_ever_government_schools_after_35_years_.html

And then, there’s…
https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/prof-todays-students-and-professors-know-hardly-anything-about-anything-all

If you want something done right, you may just have to do it yourself. What’s it worth to you, to ensure your kids don’t face the world will skulls full of mush?