People shouldn't protest giving schools more funding.
Kent, an elderly resident of a town, hears about a tax hike for school funding and gets upset.
Kent doesn't want to pay more taxes.
Kent goes to a public meeting about the taxes, acknowledges that education is important, and asks if they can reduce taxes elsewhere.
Kent goes to a public meeting about the taxes and vigorously protests them.
The city reduces taxes in another area to pay for the educational tax increase, helping the school.
Kent's influence stirs up other people, the taxes are defeated, and the school can't give a quality education.