What do you think about public boarding schools like the SEED Program?

http://www.seedfoundation.com/seed_program/index.aspx

http://www.getschooled.com/public-boarding-schools-provide-an-immersive-learning-environment

I have wondered for years if something like this would work. Let children get out of their difficult home environments and actually live at a boarding schools where they can feel safe and focus on academics.

Are you in favor of it?

Do you think the money to support such a program is well spent? I don’t know how much more it costs to run a school like this compared to a typical public school.