Lets face it, public schools are made of total fail, and we spend more on education than the entire budgets of some countries. Lets stop the massive fail and get some real solutions like Educational Freedom/School Choice.
Ubie, you and your anonyminion are long on denial and short on facts. Let's break it down for you, and you are ONLY allowed to respond to EACH PIECE and not to perform ad hominem attacks or other distraction techniques:
1. Public schools in the USA are failures since on average they produce legions of children who can't read, write, calculate or think, in two ways: (a) in comparison to other nations of the world with organized school systems, and (b) in the absolute sense since they can't perform basic tasks like apply for jobs, balance their checkbooks, or understand a mortgage.
2. The failure of the public schools has been noted, then addressed for well over a generation. All such fix actions have failed since the public schools just got worse. (A "fix" is defined as an act that repairs the damage.)
3. Since the schools are failing and have resisted fixes, they should be radically reformed. This is an obvious medical metaphor; when gentle medicine fails, harsher measures are necessary.
4. Radical reform of public school systems in the USA would involve the single thing that's missing: COMPETITION. Hence, privatization should be tried en masse for the most failsome of the school systems (largely, urban systems).
No, Ubie, I dare you to address those issues. I've attached helpful numbers to each flawless point so you can easily reference what you're talking about when you respond on-topic.