Government education (sic) can never be more than an indoctrination program.
If educating the young were really the goal then all schooling would be privately provided by the market.
There can be no end to the controversies regarding what may be taught or allowed in public schools. Prayer being just one example.
The only solution is to allow entrepreneurs to provide the variety of curriculums the public desires.
Each parent would then be able to find a school suitable for them.