According to John Taylor Gatto in “The Underground History of American Education“, public schools were forced upon children (especially young teenagers) by the end of WWII at the behest of trade unions who didn’t want the competition.
(Others authors add schools were structured to create obedient manual workers.)
In the original article, I gave several examples of the Steipler’s noble lies. Thanks to a wonderful reader, I realize, my main example was incorrect, however.
In KD volume 1, page 138, Siman 113 (numbering from the newer edition) he wrote:
הכביסה בשבת הוא חילול שבת גמור ר”ל ואפי’ לשפוך מים על מקום המלוכלך הוא אב מלאכה ממש ה’ יכפר כי שגגה היתה.
I thought he was saying two different things, but I was wrong. ה’ יכפר כי שגגה היתה.
After a while of having broken links, I found Rabbi Yehoshua Sofer’s new site: Abir.org.il
I will soon update our content to reflect the change.