Typically, when Americans hear someone say that the education system in the United States "runs on lies," they would expect the statement to come from a disgruntled parent or student- but now it is coming from the former Secretary of Education, as he admits that the U.S. lies to families on a daily basis by promising them a quality education through public schools.
Arne Duncan, who served as education secretary for the Obama Administration, now appears to be calling out all sides of the spectrum for failing to prioritize the next generation. In an
interview with CBS' Face The Nation, Duncan argued that politicians are never held accountable for failing students and teachers.
"We say we value education but we never vote on education, we never hold politicians accountable local, state, or national level for getting better results, higher graduation rates, more people graduate from college," Duncan said. "We say we value teachers but we don't pay teachers, we don't support them. We don't mentor them, the way they need to do their incredibly important, tough, complex work."
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As a nation, we're not top 10 in anything," Duncan said. And he has a solid point-the U.S. Department of Education released a troubling set of statistics in May, which showed that
the majority of eighth graders in public schools are not proficient in reading or basic math.
Comment: It goes much deeper. The public school system is designed to produce obedient drones.