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Public schools vary so widely state to state it's wrong to study one area and try to pass judgement on the entire system.
The public schools I went to in New Jersey were very good, smaller classrooms, invested teachers, etc - but they were suburban schools. I don't know if I could say the same for schools in Elizabeth, Jersey City or Newark though.
Public schools in FL are pretty horrid in comparison. Huge classes, overworked teachers, lack of resources, etc.
New Jersey suffers from a problem though I would suspect is seen in a few other states such as Illinois. There are alot of people working for the public school system that don't actually WORK for the public school system. It doesn't start or stop with public schools either.
I guess it's something American's have to balance. Low state taxes / poor schools to high state taxes / good schools. You could also balance out savings living in a low state tax area w/ price of private schooling.
As a tax payer I don't want to see the government turn it's back on public schooling, but to be honest, if I had children I would probably place thiem in private Montessori schools. Especially in Florida. Public schools here are complete garbage.
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