How can the rampant corporitization of public education in America not be some sort of Constitutional or other serious violation?

TBH I've been intensively exploring this topic and think the way things are going is absolutely insidious and destructive. I am 'not' an educator but can only imagine many who are being equally appalled. What's stunning to me right at the moment is how business interests can completely overrun school boards and change the very purpose and function of schools. Either that or they can redirect or siphon public monies to 'charter' schools that are allowed to have their own standards, curricula, agendas and to also keep students with special needs out. Charters as big-business 'starve' public schools as funding goes with students. Then, the ones left at these places who aren't doing as well because funding for resources and experienced teachers has gone get used to justify vilification of the whole public system. How does this help the kids? 'Tons' of them are being robbed of the tools necessary to choose their own future! There may soon come a point when corporations make sure none have lives designed for anything other than serving 'them!

This idea of corporate interests and execs aligning--willingly or not--to exhaust parents so much with stagnant wages, Etc. that they're too caught-up to realize their kids are being robbed of the solid public education their tax dollars are said to be paying for 'should' be a crime!

A ton of kids from many walks of life can't read because the standards for that were changed to line the pockets of entities associated with promoting methods which have scientifically been proven to 'not' work.

If people really don't care, is it then safe to say they--and their kids unfortunately--get what they deserve?

I see it as a battle between corporate and similar interests and regular people in this country where the people 'aren't' winning and are indeed maybe not even fighting. What's up with that?

If I'm off in 'any' of this, please 'educate' me kindly. I am here to learn.

Submitted January 17, 2026 at 06:28AM by cherry-care-bear https://ift.tt/mkanRWH