[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Professor S

My such rose colored glasses, lol.

A couple of things to add to the discussion to lend perspective.

Education rates in America:



Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educati..._United_States

Its not as steep an upward curve as I'd loike to see, but we do see that education has become more accessible and not less.

School funding:



Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci...#ixzz0iFbssv3P

That Denver Post article is frighteningly accurate. I never thought about how expenses can affect education like that, but it makes sense. I believe the CPS spends more money per student than most of the schools in the outlying areas.