Alternative Reality

"Alternative" schools are a joke. They do not achieve better results. The best way to save taxpayers' money is to scrap this failed educational experiment. Why, years after we have empirical data disproving any effectiveness, do we continue to pretend there is something admirable/efficacious about this endeavor? This reminds me of right-wingers continual trumpeting of tax-cuts and supply-side economics as if either were competent or legitimate policy options.