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Public School Equality Is Lacking
Public Schools (in California, at least) are in part locally funded so schools in well-to-do areas enjoy benefits like higher salaries, better sports programs, better teachers, better learning materials.
This perpetuates the problems in inner-city schools and schools in economically depressed areas and communities. These schools cannot provide the same benefits as the wealthier schools.
This diminishes our society and is grossly unfair to students in poor schools who want to learn but cannot, due to poor teaching, etc. and a constant threat of violence.
Until this situation is fixed, true public education is only a dream for many Americans.