Fixing public education is really stacked against us. Break the teacher's unions, get rid of the Federal Board of Educaiton, improve teaching degrees so that they are worthwhile, return to advancing a student on their merits, put kids in subject classes based on the student's level not age, are just a few of the biggest.

I think school vouchers are a worth a try. Give the government run schools some competition. The biggest problem is tying money to student achievement. Stop teaching to the test and teach students.