I think the little boys and girls can’t read in large part because of the money we’ve thrown at education. It’s gone to support bureaucrats and unions and it’s more about diluting curicculum and protecting the worst students and teachers. Return the control to the state and local level and there will be fewer problem schools, fewer “supervisors”, fewer problem teachers and better performance. And we’ll save money.
My daughter could read The Shy Little Kitten before she went to Kindergarten because I read it with her.