free education, funded by everyone, mandatory for the kids who least get a say in it.
means government-funded, tuition-free schools that must accept and educate any child in their district, regardless of ability or background.
from the model traces to horace mann's 1830s massachusetts campaign for tax-funded 'common schools,' built on the radical idea that democracy needs an educated electorate, not just an educated elite.
stuyvesant high school — nyc, admission by single exam, alumni include nobel laureates
eton college — technically a uk public school, actually private, 700 pounds a term historically
brown v board 1954 — supreme court ruling that desegregated american public schools
finland's school system — no standardized tests until 18, ranked among world's best