America’s Education System Is Failing on Purpose | Chris Papst on Fail Factory

America doesn’t have an education problem—it has a systems problem.

In this episode of the Common-X Podcast, we’re joined by investigative journalist and author Chris Papst, host at FOX45 Baltimore, to discuss his book Fail Factory and why America’s education system continues to fail students, parents, and teachers—while consuming more money than ever.

Drawing from years of reporting, Papst breaks down:

How bureaucracy and incentives keep broken systems alive

Why failing schools rarely face real accountability

The disconnect between funding, outcomes, and student success

How education failure fuels distrust in institutions and media

Why reform efforts often collapse under politics and unions

This conversation isn’t about left vs right—it’s about results vs excuses.

📘 Fail Factory exposes why fixing education is so hard—and why ignoring it comes at a massive cost to society.

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