<DIV>[moderator, please post]</DIV> <DIV>Going by perceptions of 2007, and not conceivabilities of 2030, what is likely? </DIV> <DIV> If parents have a determination (and who can really blame them?) to use schools as babysitting services; if the K-12 system is as self-perpetuating as it appears it can be retained well past 2030 into the second half of the century. Matter of iron determination on the part of school system advocates-- and since the system is a monopoly you have to subsidize it even if you opt out.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sorry but I know of no evidence to justify optimism for 2030. However after 2050 the situation looks better.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><p>
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