National Reputation? So my mother-in-law mentioned tonight that the governor in Michigan is considering using NC as a model for an educational change...

In reply to #2:
California does NOT have good public schools.I have taught in several different areas of the
state.Although the upper middle class schools might be acceptable, even the Blue Ribbon schools
seem to be lacking in terms of actual teaching.The No Child Left Behind laws just made it
worse.]]>