Nothing the left enjoys more than failing public schools. I can’t recall a single instance in which they would want any sanctions on a failing school. The usual remedy would be “more resources” i.e. pump more of someone else’s money into something that does not work ad infinitum. Also, they would absolutely forbid parents in those school districts from having any choice in sending their children to other districts. Then, of course, accuse anyone who advocates for more assertive change of being an enemy of children and the poor.
Read this from above with a straight face: “There is virtually no evidence that parents can, on their own, properly evaluate school effectiveness.” Really. Then what is all this fuss about college admissions given the collective cluelessness of parents? A better way would be for the government to instruct us where to send our children to college.