Originally Posted by MACFLY

It surely is a tough situation. My dad taught public school in Newark, NJ for 26 years. It was not a job for the faint of heart. There are some great teachers out there and some fairly poor teachers as well. I suspect the majority do an average job.Thats been my personal experience. However I sincerely do not believe you can solve this issue with more money. Maybe have a lottery and whoever wins the dodgeball game gets to go to their school of choice...oh wait I hear you cant play dodgeball anymore because kids dont like to get hit with the ball