Public Education As An Anchor of Democracy and Equality

One of the fundamental building blocks of democracy over time has been a publicly funded educational system. It has ensured that every student graduates with the same body of knowledge, toolkit of skills and attitudes about society which has contributed greatly to its success. Too often now, there are groups who believe that education should be privatized and that parents should be able to decide who teaches their children and what they are made to learn. While that might sound good in theory, what it results in is a lack of harmony binding the citizenry to one another and a lack of shared goals and purposes and understandings of what it means to live in a democracy. The Public has a right to share in the education of their children but society needs more not less public education resources to ensure a cohesive social polity.