Republican's MO in the US:
Defund public schools, then complain about "lousy public schools"
Divert money from public schools to religious schools (but only if they have a religion like their own!), then... complain about "lousy public schools"
Demonize the teachers, call them lazy, pay them as little as possible, hell, even make them buy their own supplies...then complain about "lousy public schools"
The last 20+ years, almost every republican politico running for office had a priority: Shut down the Dept of Education... then they complain about "lousy public schools"
The percentage of voters with crappy education that vote Republican is quite high in every poll. So, it's working perfectly in their favor...!!