> the engaged parents will drive school districts to implement good educational policies. This assumes that it's actually possible for parents to override insu

> the engaged parents will drive school districts to implement good educational policies. This assumes that it's actually possible for parents to override insulated bureaucrats whose heads are stuffed completely up their own derrieres. Political hyper-polarization doesn't help either. If your local crazy-left school board abolishes merit in the name of equity, you could always replace them with crazy-right Republicans who believe the Earth is 6000 years old and Qanon is real.