By lowering standards to exploit parental anxiety, youth sports and gifted tracks have become expensive participation trophies.

Political debates in Washington often miss what is happening in the real world. A good example is the recent fight over the future of the U.S. Department of Education. Headlines focus on budget cuts and restructuring, yet behind the scenes, federal money keeps flowing to local programs exactly as before.

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