The Problem With School Choice - Great Information

...schools are public goods, not consumer goods. Think about other public goods and services that you use, such as public safety. We don’t want to choose from different police providers, we want our local police department to be great: to offer high-quality service that meets the needs of our local community.
We don’t need more choices in public education. We need great public schools in every community, that any parent would be happy to send their children to, and that meet the needs of local families. We don’t really have any choice at all if our local public school is not a high quality option.

http://www.alternet.org/education/problem-school-choice?akid=11480.294211.cjUdnJ&rd=1&src=newsletter955281&t=19