High schools ceased to be effective once they phased out trade schools. Everyone cannot go to college, our society does not work that way. Reality is that we still need carpenters, auto mechanics, etc...
I'll second that on Voc-Ed.
Those are some of the jobs that Americans won't do so we need to keep importing illegal aliens.
That's where the really smart kids will go. Anything that requires a hands on approach, and can't be outsourced to Third World labor at a Third World salary.