[samirmenon]

Don't all people have an equal right to education?

[jrapdx3]

You'd have to consult an attorney for a thorough answer, but my understanding is that US federal law requires public school districts (K-12) to provide an education for every eligible child. The ADA applies to children with disabilities, and districts must provide their special educational needs as much as can be done (there are limits of course but expectations are high).

Schools often don't look for kids who need beyond average services, and may defer, even resist doing so unless parents make a point of pushing the issue. I've known parents who have taken schools to court to get cooperation. Too bad that's necessary, schools invariably relent. It is the law.

[seanflyon]

Basic education is a right, and you have the freedom to pursue advanced education, often subsidized by the government.

[sp332]

Do you feel like you have a right to the same education as the best-educated person? I don't.

[afafsd]

Why should they?

[freedom123]

Education isn't a right. It is a choice.

[akshaykarthik]

Education is a human right. http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#a26

Of all of the countries that are top performing (as rated by NCEE), which have privatized school systems?

http://www.ncee.org/programs-affiliates/center-on-internatio...

[parfe]

>Education isn't a right. It is a choice.

That's a poorly thought out platitude. Plenty of rights are also choices such as the right to vote, to remain silent, to bear arms, to a trial by jury.

[watwut]

I can tell with certainty that my kids do not have all that much choice when it comes to education. By the time they will be old enough to get that choice, their education will be mostly done thing.

[melling]

No, it's your duty. Society suffers, in general, when people are not educated. We really should insist on requiring more of people.

[Apocryphon]

You can say the same thing about public sanitation.