“Sounds racist?” No! It IS racist. This is a great way to keep black folks on the plantation. Reading and writing were forbidden on some plantations in the Old South for this very reason. Democrats, both times.
That’s right.
In modern terms, a class of citizens who are perpetually dissatisfied with dealing with the difficulties of life nourishes the anti-MAGA agenda.
It is telling that teacher unions and government education systems argue against improvement with the illogical "harm to students of color" rationale.