i dunno if any of the good/bad perceived schools matter. The IVY league colleges accept kids from every corner of the country. Heck even countries. Some kids will excel no matter what. They get admissions offers.
I'm always afraid that I will insult Kim when posting about my problems with the schools here. But it's exactly the same situation for aviation for me, since I did work on rotation in that field for a year and a half. I love to fly, I love the engineering in the airplanes, I most like every pilot I meet, I like the mechanics I have meet-- but the airlines and the airports, especially in the US, are absolute pure evil. I dread a trip until I get in the air.
(I myself have a masters, so I am not against education at all.)
I feel that way about teachers. My oldest boy wants to be a school teacher. I'd like to discourage him because of the system (everywhere), he won't fit in... but he'd also make an excellent teacher because he's not overly academic himself, and had to work to figure out what he has learned. He needs to do it if that is his passion, however. I just want him to be certain.
So, I don't want to come off as being anti education anti teacher by any means. Anti academia and establishment, absolutely. I don't think what we have for an education system, even at the college level, in this country is sustainable.
The most important factor for success of students, especially post-academics "real-world", is parent involvement with the kids in education. Most of the teachers I know acknowledge that, except for the ones with what I personally believe harbor a socialistic ideology. Those sorts don't care about your kids anyway.
But you can help your kids to become successful no matter where you live because that is 80% of the battle, if not more. If your family and culture are from PR and you can financially thrive there, it will be better for everyone in the family. It's just the right thing to do.