35 Ways They Dumb Down America: Still, There's Hope!

"If you’ve ever worried what the future will hold without public schools, watching legislators destroy those schools in Florida and Tennessee this past week was gloomy. These policymakers, who are supposed to represent everyone, seem to take no interest in the research surrounding the importance of democratic public schools and the lack of any evidence supporting vouchers or charter schools.There’s not even proof that private and parochial schools are great.But before those of you who care about kids and public schools get too gloomy, there’s always hope! One just needs to know where to look. But there they were with smiles in Florida, and a little less jubilant in Tennessee."