Enforcing high school standards is exactly what "lefties" are trying to do, but it's undermined by school choice vouchers (about to become a lot more prominent).
Instead we should follow Finland's example and get rid of private schools altogether.
Lefties often fill the ranks of elite private schools like the ones described above.
There are a set of beliefs which one can hold personally because they are shielded from the consequences of living on that belief. Since the wealthy and liberal are not as dependent on society, they often voice opinions that are more transgressive (like removing advanced classes for "equality")
Yes! All the lefties are crying inequality, yet they miss the obvious: enforce high academic standards everywhere like many other countries do.