This opinion piece about educational reform in the states is full of gems:
But publishers will have to comply with Texas requirements in order to sell history books to that state’s huge school system. Indeed, they will likely start producing one edition for conservative states and another for the saner precincts of American schooling.
via Op-Ed Contributor – One Classroom, From Sea to Shining Sea – NYTimes.com.
Wow. In summary, the article bemoans the complete decentralization of control over education – the fact that curriculum, hiring standards, and all of the rest are completely in the hands of state and municipal authorities. In the author’s mind, this completely knee-caps the States’ ability to produce competitive, productive citizens – a sentiment I would agree with.
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Centralization should provide advantages but who is in control at the centre? Leftists always want to be in control since they cannot exist without being at top due to the parasital nature of their existance.