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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]A key difference between America and other countries resides in that the public education system is funded by local tax payers, not but a central government.[/quote]

That is exactly why we SHOULD have mandatory vo-tech tracking. Our local taxes are paying to “educate” high school kids when at least half of the kids there (and all of them in certain schools) have no business going to college. Complete waste of money.[/quote]

"At least half," "and all of them" ... Are they tax payers' kids?  
If so many kids are failing schools, the main responsibility sits on the principle and the school board.  Fire them all and get new ones, repeat until improvements.
In our school, 100% graduation rate, all goes to a four-year college or a community college then transfer to a state u.
If you kid happens to do well, that's great.  But "our local taxes" is not dedicated to your kid only.[/quote]

I think all kids deserve an education.  We should not force kids onto a track in HS.  However, you have to be naive to think all HS send everyone to a 4 year or CC.  You are UMC+ and yes, that happens (or at least 95%+) but that is not common in inner city schools/rural schools.  
Also, it's not the "fault of the principal and teachers".  They only have the kids for 6 hours a day.  If those kids are not getting fed at home, don't have a safe space to sleep or do homework, don't have someone encouraging them and expecting them to learn and achieve, the school can only do so much.  You have a rich/UMC+ view of how life is and that is very out of touch with the real world
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