History has proven the naysayers right, absolutely right.
This from thepostmillennial.com.
President Trump stated that when President Jimmy Carter signed the law establishing the Department of Education in 1979:
[I]t was opposed by members of his own cabinet, as well as the American Federation of Teachers, the New York Times Editorial Board, and the Famed Democrat Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
Further:
After 45 years, the United States spends more money on education by far than any other country and spends, likewise, by far, more money per pupil than any other country. And it is not even close. But yet, we rank near the bottom of the list in terms of success.
And the president noted that 70 percent of eighth graders:
[A]re not proficient in either…