The Public Education nomenklatura boost their credibility by inventing for themselves a glorious pedigree implying that public schools (P.S.) have been around forever.  They also claim that going to school longer will boost a young person's lifetime income.   Wrong on both counts.   New York State, liberal and wealthy, passed its first P.S. law in 1874.  Michigan, where I live, passed its first P.S. law in 1871.  It wasn't fully implemented until 1900. I photographed this plaque at Fayette State Park on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The statement that those who get more schooling will be happier or earn more is based on selection bias.  People who graduate from high school are smarter than, have better family support systems than, have more money than, and are more ambitious than dropouts.  The same goes for college grads when compared to those who only finish high school.  The...(Read Full Article)