A word of caution to school people

Yes, a word of caution to teacher unions, administrators, and school board members -- do not go to war against  parents and taxpayers; you will lose.  Whether vouchers and charter schools  are a partial answer is yet to be seen, but no knowledgeable person can deny that many public schools are failing miserably and many others are doing a poor job of educating our young people.

I do not claim to have the answers but we could make a start by eliminating the influence that teacher unions  have in the education departments in our universities. We should require those who aspire to teach students to take strong courses  in the subjects they will teach.  Eliminate those worthless courses  that guarantee a good grade for very little effort.  Better educated teachers will result in better educated students.