public school

    I'm a great believer in the idea of public school--that we should have one set of schools, all of them functioning well, and that all children should attend them. I would go as far as to support the banning of any kind of private school altogether, and all home schooling. Education seems to be moving in the opposite direction, with home schooling now backed up by the federal government, and more schools being "privatized" every day.  If the "privatized" schools are an improvement, that's all to the good. They have attracted a lot of attention and support. But I have to wonder--where was that support for the public schools--before they became privately operated? Do we have so few citizens who believe in the idea of public schools? And if we do, is that part of what has been wrong with the public schools?