I don't believe the "powers that be" want the youth educated. The uneducated and mis educated are easily controlled via fear, indoctrination, and outright lies.
The staffs at some of California's most elite universities are calling for SAT/ACT admissions requirements to be reinstated by 2027. Would your party support this? The days of Republicans blindly rescuing you Democrats from problems you created is over. You want smarter children, lose the woke BS and bring back the basics.