Its amazing to think that there were better education outcomes in decades past.
For example, Dunbar High School in Washington DC was a prominent black high school back in the days when DC had legally segregated schools. Today its just another ghetto school.
At one time, people wanted to live in New York City because of the reputation and quality of the NY public school system.
In rural America, some places had the proverbial one room schoolhouse. Yet students learned to read and write.
And has the state of public education improved since Jimmy Carter created the Department of Education???
No doubt. If you can find it, somewhere someone posted a test for 8th graders(?) from back in the 1920’s or near that time frame. Hell, I had a hard time with it. LOL! Probably most HS seniors couldn’t pass it today. Sad dang state of affairs.