Reward the providers, punish the customers

Rupert Murdoch writes in today's WSJ about public education. He laments the condition of our public school system and claims it produces poorly educated graduates, or students who quit school before they graduate. Murdoch charges that our public school system rewards the providers (teachers, principals, unions, etc.) and punishes the customers (students, their parents and future generations who will pick up the tab for people who may not be able to provide for themselves because they were not educated.) If Murdoch is right, and it appears he is, then the U.S. faces a bleak future unless changes are made.