It's in capitalists' interest so the pressure often exists prior to the ideological goal. Keeping in mind that I'm not "both sides"-ing this, consider that nei

It's in capitalists' interest so the pressure often exists prior to the ideological goal. Keeping in mind that I'm not "both sides"-ing this, consider that neither party actually uses their power to address the deep systemic issues in education. While it's easy to point at one and note their overt rejection of the entire idea, you don't have to look hard into the other one to find widespread pushing of the charter school system (something that works way differently than most people think) and zero attempts to force equitable funding of education or solving poverty. This is also because it is in capital's interest to oppose these things because it increases their taxes and removes opportunities to sell things to schools/kids/the poor. They don't even have to coordinate outside of industry lobbying groups. Their influence and money captures both parties, promoting the destructive components of the one overtly opposed to public education and controlling the opposition of the one ostensibly in favor of it.