Public school enrollment in the U.S. slipping as alternatives gain political support
Public school enrollment in the U.S. slipping as alternatives gain political support
Census Bureau data shows K-12 enrollment continued its downward trajectory in 2022, and experts say it’s more than just declining birth rates.
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Private schools should be illegal, but barring that giving them state funds is just a roundabout way to kill public education. The right wing's war on public education is truly something to behold. They have made tremendous strides and yet we hear nothing about it outside of educator's circles and the odd news article like this one.
The push for vouchers is crazy. I actually got an opportunity a few months back to speak to some state-level lawmakers about it and so many of them are totally on board for it. Some charter schools have literally been found to be money-laundering fronts. Such a fucking scam, top to bottom.
There is no institution in America whose primary aim isn’t to shake every last cent out of your pockets
I started a new job last year here in Canada where part of my duties involve handling certain regulatory issues for our US branches. I've been doing work like this for 10+ years domestically. But holy cow, the rent-seeking American bureaucracies are driving me crazy. No wonder a certain group of Americans distrusts the entire concept of government. The only ones they've ever known, typically via privatised rent-seeking bureacracies, are all trying to soak them.
Any American who trusts the government is a certified grade a nincompoop
It’s also fueled by racism, some white people will do anything to keep their children away from brown people.
Homeschooling should be illegal, too.