Teachers Unions need more money.
Tax the rich.
We have pretty much identified the problem, but more money in education will only make the teachers more comfortable and give them more gadgets that they don’t know how to use.
To give the education system a chance, the teachers need to be dedicated and dare I say it, they need to be lean and probably young. But teachers alone do not make up for the lack of social understanding that it takes to succeed. Students need to be taught to work with adults and take part in their learning. Families who teach their kids to be quiet and not interfere are not helpful, these kids pass through the school system without a ripple, and they end up not getting it. So the families are at fault too.
Now, the subject of illegal participation is a heavy millstone around the school system but it is also the way the teachers get funded. I am hopeful that one day we will reform the immigration system so that if you are not working hard, following the rules, not using the social safety net, not joining in criminal behavior, and seeking to succeed both at home and in school you will not be allowed to stay. In the meantime, these can be some of the aspects of a merit based immigration system that we could look into.