#DemocraticEducation

Students across Bangkok rush from regular classes to evening tutorial centers, their backpacks heavy with textbooks and dreams of university admission. This familiar scene may soon face disruption as Thailand watches America dismantle the very public education system that once inspired educational reformers worldwide. New research reveals that recent U.S. policy shifts toward privatization and budget cuts could herald a global retreat from universal education—with potentially devastating consequences for developing democracies like Thailand.