Was dougco a better district in 2007 or now? The slate the DP is endorsing is the reason for the problems they discussed in this op Ed. The Blaine amendment does not have a documented history of implementation due to anti Catholic bigotry in this state and the concept of the state funding playground equipment at a church is vastly different than an exclusive and expensive religious education funded by state and local taxpayers. The DP should abandon the sinking ship, they have been wrong on every education op Ed with consistency, so go promote another standardized test, the readers have lost faith in your ability at objective journalism.