<p>Let’s keep this in perspective. A prep school diploma is not a prerequisite credential for a job or for college admission. In fact, the kid who just got admitted to all 8 Ivy League colleges is a product of a middling Long Island public school with NY State Regents Exams results below the state average. </p>
<p>All American kids have access to free public education. Even families who complain that their local public schools are not so good can, if not convenient, physically move household to another school district.</p>