A Deserved 'Moment of Truth' for Public Schools as a Record Number of Parents Opt Out

The public school system in America is in crisis - the worst crisis since the forced bussing and integration issues of the 1970s.

Despite the fact that public education is free, parents are sending their children to private schools with more reliable, more predictable policies.

Enrollment in public schools nationwide declined by 3 percent last year.

Because school funding is pegged to enrollment, that school stands to lose a sizable chunk of its funding - funds to pay teachers and other support staff.

A joint Stanford Graduate School of Education/New York Times study of 70,000 public schools in 33 states three weeks ago showed that those offering remote-only learning at the beginning of 2020-21 experienced a 3.7 percent decline, while those with in-person schooling went down 2.6 percent.

The problem is the super-entitlement of teachers' unions and how firmly they control the public school system in America.

All that might fall by the wayside if parents continue to vote with their feet and remove their kids from public schools.

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