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Education Policy — What the Department Does (and What It Doesn't Solve)
Description
Education is designed to prepare people for the future.
The real question is:
what is the system actually optimizing for—and where does it fall short?
In this episode, I break down how the education system is structured, including the role of federal oversight, and where it succeeds—and fails—to achieve its intended outcomes.
We explore:
• What the system is designed to do
• How incentives shape outcomes in education
• Where structure and execution diverge
• Why many students are unprepared despite years in the system
This isn't about defending or criticizing a single institution.
It's about understanding how the system works—and what would need to change for it to work differently.
Because when the problem is framed correctly,
the path forward becomes clearer.
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