Perhaps but I still view laziness and stupidity is a better explanation. Haven’t met an educrat yet who knows who Alinsky is. I prefer to look for the simples explanation that fits the known facts before I will add another layer of complication. Alinsky is an additional complication.
OK you are right as far as it goes to the teachers. Even most administrators. But I know someone higher up is the one that planned the dumbing down. it didn’t just happen, because it happened in every single state at about the same time, Slowly reducing our schools into babysitting camps. And liberal indoctrination camps. Teachers and even administrators just do as they are told. They are indeed useful idiots. And as you said, lazy. They’re willing to do the least amount of work and are very happy to get to do less.