Children can't wait for educational reform. (motivations for choosing public or parochial education for children)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: November 7, 1997| Author: Feuerherd, Joe | Copyright information

My brother won't leave New York City.

"The public schools are too good," said he, the father of a sophomore at the Bronx School of Science and a senior at the New York School for the Performing Arts.

Another brother -- father of three school-age children in a progressive Midwestern city -- sends his kids to Catholic school because the citizenry's enlightened views have not translated into quality public education. My sister's family chose a different route,...

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