Stop blaming the schools, the teachers and the Department of Education.
The fault is mainly with the students and their households.
Put a federal tax on cell phone service of 10 cents a minute from 9:15pm to 5am, to be prepaid.
Put a federal tax of cable service of $5/day on residential cable and Internet service that functions at any time from 9pm to 5am starting from 9pm on the fourth Sunday of August to the fourth Saturday of June, to be prepaid.
If the kids get a good night’s sleep, they’ll learn better.
Plank #10 of the Communist Manifesto: Free Education for All Children in Public Schools.
During my grade school and high school years, my family kept the TV turned off during the school year from Monday morning until Friday at 5:00 PM.