contarion: You see to have some hatred in your heart for any of the schools that are high achievers and that they are able to get good teachers to work for less pay because they are working with children of parents (PLURAL) WHO HELP THERE KIDS AT NIGHT, discipline them and don't worry about getting a lawsuit filed against them for not allowing them to come to school looking like a pimp or prostitute. My public school mandated uniforms. I drive by a Jr. High and grade school every AM and PM and it's a disgrace for these kids to dress like 15% dress. Don't you think that's a distraction for the rest? All the excuses you offer for sub-par achedemics and sports only enable the child to stay in that envirorment. You need to realize that money does not equal a good education. If it did, I'd be a bum now as one of 9 children. It doesn't take money to help a child study or compete in a sport, if you REALLY want to compete. Someone will step up. Sorry, to pick on you but I just get fed up with excuses for failure. Thanks, Matt