[sheepmullet]

> There are countless towns in the US that <snip> would utterly fail at educating students to a reasonable level.

There are currently countless inner city schools that utterly fail at educating students to a reasonable level.

California with its immense wealth, it's progressive views, and some of the most intelligent bureaucrats has one of the worst school systems in the country.

> would soon resemble Sunday Schools

Why do you think that?

Parents want their kids to do well. They understand the scientific method is important for a wide range of careers.

Conservatives are on equal footing with progressives when it comes to science except for belief in evolution.

Would you find some schools refusing to teach evolution? Yes, but they would be in the minority even in deep red states. And even then the majority of those schools would still be teaching the scientific method. They would just drop evolution from the curriculum.

[nunya213]

I think you have a very poor understanding of education culture and attitudes towards science in the US.