Reality is the education system got the feds involved. Then they started handing out money. Then, it became an institution for not just educating children in math, science, history, etc it became an influenced by socialist/marxist movement which goes back to the 1930's and then it swelled bigger as the Dept of Education grew bigger. Not the average teacher. They mean well, but in the insitiutions of higher learning and then it made its way down to k-12.
All you have to do is look at what is taught now and what schools spend their time on. That is why the fear the sudden movement of people taking their kids out of public schools. It is about money but, it is also about control.
When you take young brains of mush and influence them, they grow into adults who can be controlled.
All you have to do is read up on Marx, the Communist Manifesto, etc and it is in there.
it is the greatest weapon govts have, start when they are young and you can control them when they are older.
Create the problem and they say you are the solution.
Little Johnny, global warming is going to kill everyone on Earth and we have the solution. Do you want to die Little Johnny and don't you care about the Penquins? Do you want the ocean to be in Lincoln, Nebraska? So, Johnny give us control. You should eat Soy burgers because meat is bad and farming cattle is bad. you need an electric car to safe the Earth Little Johnny. Meanwhile the kid in Africa is digging in Cobalt mines and we are fighting proxy wars on every continent.
That is the problem with education. It is not about teach math anymore or how to read. It is full on indoctrination.
Much of this got exposed during the "pandemic". But, we have a large segment of population now that wants to be lead and told what to do. It starts when they are young.