The Catholic school tour ended, and Maria Contreras felt an overwhelming desire to enroll her 7-year-old. But first, a difficult question for the principal.
The second grader has trouble focusing. He doesn鈥檛 listen to teachers and runs around the classroom, she explained. Could he be expelled?
More families across the country are experimenting with private school as states鈥攁nd soon the federal government鈥攗se taxpayer-supported scholarships to encourage them to leave public school. Soon, half of all American schoolkids will be able to apply for state money to finance a private education, and many states will offer the scholarships even to families with high incomes.
