"Everyone wants good schools for their kids."
And that is the reason I sent my only child to private day-care and private schools.

Thank God that I never had to and had the resources to send him to private schools. He never set foot in a public school, as far as I know.

We never complained, my ex-wife and his mother, about having to pay for public education while forking over tens of thousands of dollars to pay for his private schools. At times, she worked her professional job during the week, a high-end Department store job the weekends. I worked my professional job during the week, a three night a week job with the Federal Government, and every other weekend(a twelve hour shift on Saturday and Sunday) at a extended care facility for the old folks.
Don't tell me a public education costs too much money, it's just over-priced.

Where are the best K-12 public schools found? Based on 2007 SAT scores, in fly-over country. You know, hick hayseed farmer country! In 2007, 77% of Iowa high school grads took the SAT. Why? Because you can rank in the lower 50% of your class and still rank high enough on your SAT to get accepted to many colleges and universities. Of course the large cities don't do as well. The rural folks are very involved in the school system and it is the farmers who pay the largest portion of property tax which funds the schools. Parental involvement is the single most important factor in good education, and the farmers, because of their large tax payments, demand results.