As the heartrending assassination of Charlie Kirk proves, we have become a darker nation, and that is no longer just a figure of speech. Schools have indeed been placed under the control of leftist teachers unions. The National Education Association gives 99% of its political contributions to Democrats and affiliated causes, while the equivalent figure for the American Federation of Teachers is 99.9%. To get certified, they need to go to schools of education that have become the equivalent of madrassas. “Politics is now so ingrained in the education schools it seems almost impossible for reform to occur,” Schalin concludes.