Pushing evolution on captive children and force taxpayers to pay for has NON-neutral political, social, and non-neutral religious consequences for our nation, especially in the voting booth.
Schools weren’t always a failure, although they’ve always had a tendency to teach only a limited portion of the group.
Schools began the downward glide in the mid ‘60s when they began to rely on opinion rather than proof. That is when evolution was inserted forcefully.
Fortunately most of my teachers knew how foolish evolution was, and didn’t attempt to cover up its vast shortcomings. We had one notable athiest teacher that often became enraged when the class found her amusing.
As evolution is accurate, it is our responsibility to make sure that our children are properly informed about it.
As a note, I expect that teaching children to think and consider will indeed have political effects, but I’m having trouble finding a downside.
Similarly, teaching them blatant falsehoods - as creationism is wont to do - will have an obvious detriment to them.