Which is why access to a competent education is a basic requirement for a functioning democracy. In my opinion, we aren't there yet since there are huge dispar

Which is why access to a competent education is a basic requirement for a functioning democracy. In my opinion, we aren't there yet since there are huge disparities between education quality across the public school system. One solution (IMO) is to standardize funding; today school districts rely on local funding which can result in tremendous funding disparities (and by extension, disparities in education quality).