@OddStockTrader I teach personal finance in a wealthy NJ suburb. Students cannot read anymore. They have been taught to read and write using Columbia Teachers College curriculum, which has been debunked by research. When presented with the research, the district doubled down on it.
Teacher here. Students need basic skills in order to grapple with advanced concepts. That is currently not happening. Schools in my area of NJ focus on the superficial things that trick the community into thinking learning is taking place. I like to think about Kobe Bryant and how he learned to be one of the best. He talked about learning and practicing the most basic things over and over because he knew it was impossible to be the next MJ without learning and mastering the most essential things.
Exactly this. 50,000 school aged children in town, but only 6,000 go to public school. Other 44,000 go to religious schools. Those religious schools require separate transportation for boys and girls, which costs taxpayers millions. This is just one example. NJ politicians must be getting some piece of this scam.