Education issues, i.e., splitting districts, charter schools, vouchers and all the rest, provide for interesting debate. Hopefully, the best ideas, and not something else, will float to the top.  Unfortunately, some of the most vocal participants come to the debate with minds made up.  Dialogues become monologues, devolving into emotional, ideological, ax-grinding blame games where a few "empowered" mudslingers short-sightedly trash something that only may need some adjustments.

I understand the need for demons.  It