Should we rethink K-12 education?

America is losing faith in its schools. Just 35% of adults are satisfied with K-12 education, a historic low. Decades of reforms, from new standards to expanded testing, have delivered mixed results and failed to reverse a nationwide learning recession. Students are tethered to screens, teachers are burned out, and schools are pulled into disputes over AI, politics and the future of work. If schools are meant to prepare the next generation for adult life, the question isn't whether change is needed but how far it should go. Does America need to reinvent education, or commit to repairing the system it has?...