We just watched ABC's 20/20 episode "Stupid In America: How We Cheat Our Kids".  If we needed another affirmation for home education, we just watched an hour-long one.  I can't believe (okay, yes, I can) the travesty that is being perpetrated by teachers' unions, misappropriated funds, beaurocratic apathy, and all manner of issues in public schools across America. 

The Florida Supreme Court just knocked down the voucher system.  Great job, guys.  Tell ya what.  You give ME $10,000. PER KID to teach my kids at home and A. they'll get a superior education, and B. I'll have a boatload of money left to donate to Hospice.  Parents across the world are teaching their children at home (or should I say "personally", since only a portion of education actually occurs at home) and let me tell you this: I don't personally know ANY homeschooling parents who spend $1,000. per year per child, let alone ten times that much.

Sadly I've had my own reservations about the voucher system, but only because I know how government tends to be where money is concerned.  Translated: We give you a tax break/voucher/cash for educating your kid and we get to tell you how to do it.  Yeah, I'm down with that.  Not!  Like I want a miserably failing system telling me how to do things better.  No, thank you.