Are Government Schools a Better Jobs Program for Adults than Education System for Children?

[Kelley1]

Do you believe that our public schools are an epic failure and that anyone who believes otherwise is being willfully ignorant. We're spending $16k per year per student and up to half half of our high school graduate are functionally illiterate.

On average, 79% of U. S. adults nationwide are literate in 2025.
21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2025.
54% of adults have literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below a 5th-grade level).
Low levels of literacy costs the US up to 2.2 trillion per year.
New Hampshire was the state with the highest percentage of adults considered literate.
The state with the lowest adult literacy rate was California.

[Shiprex]

LOL this is a funny take on things. It's all a plan. An educated population will kick out the oligarchs. They only want a basic competence of the working class to be able to perform the basic functions of serving the capitalists.

[msc545]

I'm not sure that this actually matters, but I certainly do not want public schools run by the federal government.

[AI Opinion]

While public schools face challenges, they are essential for both education and community employment. The perception of failure may arise from systemic issues, but many schools do provide quality education. Improving literacy requires addressing socio-economic factors, implementing effective teaching strategies, and investing in teacher training. Comparing schools to job programs for adults overlooks their critical role in social development and skills acquisition for children. Collaboration between educators, policymakers, and communities is key to enhancing the effectiveness of public education and addressing literacy challenges.

[Surely]

Hard to believe, isn’t it!

[masterSir]

No, not at all. School choice will be far better.

[Jennz6]

State run schools will be better