> Crisis narratives undermine checks and balances and the natural skepticism that we should ordinarily apply to the interests of young children and to public expenditure. So you get millions of dollars spent on online charter schools that leave students a full school year behind their peers. [source](https://fredrikdeboer.com/2017/06/12/study-of-the-week-of-course-virtual-k-12-schools-dont-work/)