Er…

America has universal public education because it started with the “Old Deluder Act”: the state wanted people to be literate so they could read the Bible.

The exact opposite of your allegation above: “Think about how few children received an education before the state took ownership. This doesn’t mean I don’t understand why it is the way it is. A large part of it in America is for religious reasons: ‘don’t teach my children your Satanic ways.’”