My kids went to a middling HS–not even close to top 100 high school–in NJ and graduated from top colleges. Just heard a kid in the school was admitted to Princeton today. I do think that okay education in NJ is better than ok education in a lot of states. And yes, in the poorest districts, it’s an uphill fight against the socioecomic barriers and what they cause. But we’re waging it. And I’m fine with the taxes that support good education for as many as possible.