People respect the Post Office more than they respect public schools

Lisa Snell reports Public Says Post Office Is Doing a Better Job Than Public Schools:

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An August 2008 poll conducted by Education Next and Harvard University finds that Americans think less of their schools than of their police departments and post offices. When asked to grade the post office, 70 percent of respondents gave an "A" or "B." In contrast, only 20 percent of Americans said public schools deserve an "A" or a "B." Twenty-six percent of the country actually gave their public schools a grade of "D" or "F." And African-Americans are even more down on public schools, 31 percent gave public schools a "D" or an "F."
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(Hat tip: Friends of Dave)


I think in general people still have a pretty high opinion of school teachers, they just don't trust or like public schools. They recognize government schools are doing poorly and have declined in service and performance over the last several decades.


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