Because the public school system is a disgrace. No one even pretends to teach anymore. Too many people are breeding that have no child rearing skills, then they blame it on society when little johnny can't read. The teachers get worse, kids get lazier, and in the future these kids will be even worse teachers making kids even dumber and lazier. People can't even do simple math anymore, or even spell- even when they have a spell checker! But it doesn't matter, because every kid passes anyway. As for libraries- nowadays they are places where kids go to play computer games.
Or to put it another way, I just don't think people care anymore, and have no reason to.
