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As of two days ago, I have a 10 year old son. As a parent, I would do everything I could to get this fixed now.

It cannot be fixed and it will not be fixed. The school system is in meltdown (with a very few exceptions duly noted). If you can afford the money for private schooling, or the time required for home schooling, please consider it.

"The school system is in meltdown (with a very few exceptions duly noted). If you can afford the money for private schooling, or the time required for home schooling, please consider it."

I completely agree, but I'm curious WHY you think the schools are in meltdown? Personally, I put a significant %'age of the blame on the FEDERAL efforts to help. I hate the idea that the FEDERAL Gov't has such control over funding and because of that they have a say in what gets taught, how it is taught, how high or low the bar is set and where the money gets spent. The FED's have a long history of screwing things like this up and I believe (ie: SS. Tax for one thing, spend on another), frankly, that it plays directly into the hands of the UN type Socialists (read: Hillary et. al.). A well armed (as in: armed with guns, information, understanding of history, founding documents of this country) society is tougher to control. A poorly educated society is more easily disarmed. Keeps me up at night.

As to your suggestion: many years ago my wife got us on the waiting list for a new Charter School which just happens to be about 10 minutes from where I work. It is bloody demanding! We have to get the kids there, pick them up, do 40 hours/year of volunteer hours, longer school year, longer school days, uniforms, they assign significant homework. But, I have a 1st grader and two 3rd graders and compared to the kids in our area that go to the neighborhood school...well, lets just say it makes it worth the extra effort.