American education is in the midst of a crisis — something concerned parents all over the country know well. 

Far more complex and troubling than today’s declining test scores, the K-12 crisis involves the most fundamental ideas about what education should be for our young people.

For all the learning loss tied to misguided COVID policies, one silver lining is that American parents are more focused on what’s happening at school since the pandemic. 

That’s a win for children that is worth emulating — and that all parents, no matter where they live, can stand behind. 

“The Book of Virtues: 30th Anniversary Edition” (Simon & Schuster) is available at Amazon and elsewhere. 

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William J. Bennett is the former secretary of education and director of the National Office of Drug Control Policy.