I’ve traveled to Europe and Asia and it’s saddening to see what a difference they place on the value of Education/teacher compared to us. NC is ranked 48th in t

I’ve traveled to Europe and Asia and it’s saddening to see what a difference they place on the value of Education/teacher compared to us. NC is ranked 48th in the country and willing to give away almost a billion dollars in federal funding over the right to bully transgender individuals.[1][2] Then we have Texas spending 64-million on a high school stadium.[3] How did we get into this mess where our culture values sports over education? How can we get out of it? [1] http://bigstory.ap.org/article/19cce15048484abcac18c836f8c0b241/north-carolina-governor-leads-lawsuit-over-lgbt-rights http://bigstory.ap.org/article/19cce15048484abcac18c836f8c0b... [2] http://abc11.com/education/survey-calls-nc-the-worst-state-for-teachers/329440/ http://abc11.com/education/survey-calls-nc-the-worst-state-f... [3] http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2016/05/11/a-texas-high-schools-planned-63-million-football-stadium-thats-an-800-lbs-gorilla/#42731cd33b37 http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2016/05/11/a-texas-hi...