The US unfortunately has lost its direction. Everything is so political, including education. They don't try to improve equity, just to look good from the outside.
I'm as red blooded American as they come but I believe we are on a downward slide with little to no hope for recovery. Outside sources have so successfully utilized technology to drive a wedge between two sides the country that I don't see how it can ever be brought back together. The wedge pushes further every single day it seems like.