💬 Opinion Jun 30, 2026 · Scott McKay

American Education Is in Almost Irredeemable Decline

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I know, I know. The first half-dozen comments under this piece will provide the criticism that I shouldn’t use mealy-mouthed words like “almost” in a headline like the above.
Which is another way of saying that among the American Spectator’s readership, there isn’t a lot of dissent to the idea that our educational system, from bottom to top, has gone to seed.
I will defend the use of “almost” only by noting that there are still educational institutions out there providing quality instructi

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