Public Schools (general K–12 system)

Description

Generic, class-level entity referring to taxpayer-funded K–12 schools across districts and states; used as a broad policy target in the narrative and debate over vouchers.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

1 events

S4E11 · Holy Night

From Rankings to Lives: Bartlet Frames an Education Emergency

Public schools are the locus of the failure Bartlet diagnoses—underqualified teachers, inadequate textbooks, and misleading test scores are attributed to systemic problems within this organization, making it the target of proposed federal intervention.

Active Representation

Presented via the President's critique and statistical claims rather than through a spokesman; an institutional abstraction under discussion.

Power Dynamics

Portrayed as constrained by local/state control and under‑resourced, requiring federal leverage to effect change.

Institutional Impact

The critique points to the limits of federal policy alone; it frames schools as both victims of mismanagement and necessary partners in any solution.

Internal Dynamics

Implied tensions between funding levels, textbook allocation, and teacher qualifications across districts.

Organizational Goals

Provide basic education to citizens (stated/assumed). Absorb increased federal funding while improving outcomes (implied).

Influence Mechanisms

Delivery of curriculum and teacher employment Local governance affecting classroom standards and resource allocation

Related Events

Events mentioning this organization

2 events

S1E18

When Vouchers Get Personal

Mallory and Sam's policy spar over school vouchers snaps from technical to intimate: Mallory presses the moral and constitutional case for funding public schools, Sam …

S2E19

Bartlet's 'Vicious Circle' Obsession: Idealism Clashes with Crisis

In the Oval Office, President Bartlet passionately rails to advisor Cal against funding public schools via property taxes, labeling it a self-perpetuating 'vicious circle' that …