I felt it's political alright but not quite "politics" (e.g., not discussing specific people, or parties) and I felt that the subject (education) is definitely of interest to HN readers. There has been a lot of interest in the past in political subjects, like income distribution (universal wage etc), training and education (coding bootcamps) and generally, issues of equality of opportunities.
I particularly found this passage interesting to me and everyone who has graduated from computer science, especially people from the US:
One illustration is the decision of state colleges to eliminate programs in nursing, engineering and computer science, because they are costly – and happen to be the professions where there is a labor shortage, as The New York Times reports. The decision harms the society but conforms to the business ideology of short-term gain without regard for human consequences, in accord with the vile maxim.
Finally, I didn't think this is likely to cause much controversy, or start any flame wars. I rather expected it to sink off the new entries page with nary an upvote.
Also, I think I forgot to add the year in parens. Sorry about that, too.