Commentary
I remember a news story from three decades ago about a rural parochial school in Mexico. It had a dirt floor and the priest taught three subjects: the Spanish language, mathematics, and religion. All his students went to a university.
In America, public schools can’t have religion, but they can have ethical training, which varies in content. But there’s no reason why every school, regardless of funding level, can’t teach excellence in English and math.
Certainly, there are other subjects to learn. But most science uses math—and learning English can be accomplished by reading about history, politics, etc….