re: #216 Surabaya Stew

You missed point 5 : lack of a mandate to educate all children. Meaning, they can throw out students who misbehave or don’t learn and not worry about the consequences. This isn’t a bug of course, it’s a feature! (All private schools that don’t receive government funding share this advantage, of course.) Were I a parent, Catholic schools would certainly be an attractive option.

It’s a huge mistake, IMO to turn our backs on public education. We’ve done that and look where it gets us. The poor get less educated, crime goes up and general service goes down.