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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A local or federal government doesn't really have the right to close a private or religious school in the US.[/quote]

Are you saying Congress couldn’t pass a law mandating that all students are educated in the public school system?[/quote]

Given various court rulings, it would probably require a constitutional amendment.[/quote]

Probably?  Certainly.  [/quote]

Ok.  So let’s say closing private schools isn’t an option because of the hurdles.  What are the less burdensome options to create “excellent public schools” throughout DC?[/quote]

Better parents.  Parents make all the difference in the world.  [/quote]
Don’t you mean the wealth of the parents?
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No.  Their engagement.  There are tons of lower and middle class parents sending kids to schools that are great.  They make sure they are great.  Many wealthy parents do as well.  Some wealthy parents just outsource.

But if we are talking about going as so far as compelling all public attendance, then things like parental fines for missing school, homework, getting bad grades, achieving under grade level all have to be on the table.  Same for school administration and teachers.  Underperformance on their part would not be allowed (it shouldn’t be now but people are bad self advocates). Furthermore, if public school is compulsory, teachers unions are absolutely done for as well.  All public, all parental control.  [/quote]
I do not know if you are a teacher or have firsthand experience about different schools 
My family moved around and I attended a fabulous public school as well as a poor mediocre school.
The main difference I found was not just classroom size, but also teachers attitude when they were not overwhelmed or over worked 
The better school also had more resources and a number of other smaller things all added to being more motivated, subjects were more interesting and work environment was better

The parents were the same in both schools. I do not believe that parenting alone is the solution. There most likely are parents who struggle and have 3 jobs and just are not as involved as they would be if they were better off financially. At the same time there are plenty of high income parents who work 70 hour weeks as well.
I am all for more assistance to public schools, but the current policy doesn’t listen to the teachers.
Having lived abroad I would say that city planning for mixed income areas is always good. [/quote]

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