quote:In educational terms, this is no difference than parents getting their children placed in AP classes or moving to a private school which may offer (in some cases), a better educational alternative.
JT, I think you bring up a good point. Possibly the educational comparison rings true here. While a particular student may improve by taking AP courses or attending private school, the overall level of education has rapidly declined in the US. Could it be that those pro-active parents of the AP/private students care less about the "other" student's level of education and public schools in general and have taken their support to where their kids has gone? Why should I support increased taxes to pay for free lunches, new school busses, new books and new schools when I'm paying thousands in private school fees and driving my kids to class everyday?
When my son was "growing up" and playing baseball "it" was much more about the advancement of my son than it was about the advancement of baseball.