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COLUMN: Public education and democracy

by TIMOTHY BRAATZ Contributing Writer
| September 2, 2021 1:00 AM

When the USA first became a country, most citizens were farmers and few attended school. The well-educated “founding fathers” hoped to change that. They understood that a functioning democracy requires an educated citizenry...

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