The Republican policy on public education is that it shouldn't exist.
In 2022, Betsy DeVos admitted: "I frankly don't think the Department of Education should exist."
She is the former Republican Education Secretary. She wants to have all public schools eliminated in favor of private Christian schools. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/27/betsy-devos-trump-republicans-education-secretary
They cannot retain young people without brainwashing.