Should elected officials send their children to public schools?

While every elected representative will loudly proclaim the need for great schools, many don’t have faith in our nation's public education system. A Heritage Foundation survey found that while just 12 percent of American students attend private schools, 37 percent of U.S. representatives and 45 percent of U.S. senators have bailed out on public education and sent their kids to private schools. Critics argue that if the country’s elected officials had a little more skin in the game, our public schools might be better places. What do you think? Should our elected politicians send their kids to public schools?

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I don't think they should be forced to send their children to a public school...because kids shouldn't suffer because of their parents occupation forcing them to go somewhere that is a poor choice. Politicians make a statement with where they choose to send their children. It's too bad they don't take their statement and make the public schools better.

Private school is for ego, not edu. Not that any politicians have ego issues (certainly not Arnold.)

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If they did ...they would be better!!!

They should have the same rights as everyone else to choose, but the problem is they continue to have nothing invested into the public schools. Some of them did not go to public school nor ahve their children. How do they know the problems everyday people have with the public school if they have never had any dealings with them as a parent? How are their children's needs any different from mine? Do their children deserve a better education because they can afford it? If that is true, how do we break the cycle of poverty if the poor continue to get a poor education?

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