P.S.

It was just pointed out to me by the boss (wife) that I left a dangling mis-impression on my post.

It should be noted, that my children eventually did get a decent education; but they had to leave California to get it. They also had to re-do a lot of credits from California schools that were rejected as substandard courses by the colleges they attended - set my oldest back almost two semesters.

But at least they did finally get a decent education and are now doing well. And that was in a state that spent far less per capita for education than California.