Everyone wants: High schoolers to graduate well-prepared for jobs.
Improved STEM literacy. Greater achievement for inner-city children.
Happiness for all children. So why are liberals spending billions of
dollars working against those goals?
In Race to the Bottom, Luke Rosiak uncovers the shocking reason why
American education is failing: Powerful special interest groups are
using our kids as guinea pigs in vast ideological experiments. These
groups' initiatives aren't focused on making children smarter--but on
implementing a radical agenda, no matter the effect on academic
standards.
Nonprofits pump billions into initiatives meant to redress racial
inequities. Rather than fixing the problem, districts with a big gap
between white and black test scores hire consultants who claim the tests
are meaningless because they are "racist." These consultants' judgments
allow school districts to ignore their own failures--ultimately hurting
minority students and perpetuating racism.
That is just one example. Drawing on his years in investigative
journalism, Rosiak did a deep dive into school files, financial records,
and parents' stories. What he found is that nonprofit influence has
crept into the educational bureaucracy all over America. Corrupt school
boards and quack diversity consultants abound. Teachers drawing
government pay claim it's unsafe to return to in-person school, but
"double dip" teaching in-person private classes. And amid all this focus
on money and equity, academic standards are crumbling, which hurts
American kids in ways we'll be suffering for decades.
Race to the Bottom is the first comprehensive exposé of the way
radical ideology and self-serving administrators are destroying academic
quality in America's K-12 schools. Rigorous and deeply-researched, this
is essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of our kids.
