We already spend a shitload of money on education here, and it's crap. Same with healthcare. Our spending is not the problem.
Spending more money on schools will not fix a social problem.
Spending more money on schools will not fix a social problem.
Also, most parents would really rather their kid succeed. It's easier for them that way.
What does it leave? The kids. They resist education because it's hard and involves work; that's only natural. Some more than others, though, and having TV and games competing with school these days makes that number a lot higher than the only other option was rolling a hoop with a stick. Unsuccessful students drag their whole class back with them, because again, the teacher wants them to succeed. So it looks like when you have a critical mass of failing students - 20% maybe? - you descend below the event horizon and the whole school becomes irredeemable.
If state governments took over control of schools and local school districts were abolished, that might well not lead to any change in the overall amount of money spent on public education, but it would very likely lead to changes in how and where that money was spent.
Money isn’t going to solve that.
“You never told me!” Umm we had 27 emails on the topic, you responded on half them. We scheduled 10 conferences and you showed up to none of them.