Despite what the media might have you believe is the most important thing to have you pay attention to (that Biden is old), it seems that the general public is more interested in learning about something else: Project 2025. Not that many appear to be...
One is a nuclear scientist… I’m probably living in a weird niche. I think its actually the private school people who who got the most fucked up but most the home schoolers I’ve met have large gaps in their knowledge (history is probably the most common and one has poor science literacy, for instance)
I suppose there can be success stories, but I worry more end up with gaps. Still, I think you’re right, stronger public education sounds like the answer.