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We are all accustomed to the idea that America faces problems in its public education systems. But mostly it's the other guy's school, in the city next door, where we think the troubles center. Suburban schools in neighborhoods with rising home prices--those are the ones where U.S. education is just fine. Right?
Not exactly. Suburbia is afflicted with its own problems of public school mediocrity. That much is beginning to become apparent to some striving middle-class parents. And there's another threat stalking public education in upscale commuter enclaves that hasn't even begun to sink into the public consciousness: money troubles.
Bell and whistle ...