It's not going to get any better. Face it, it really can't be fixed. No Child Left Behind is a joke because the federal government lets states make it a joke. Schools are already seeing how they can manipulate test scores to make administrators look good using Enron accounting. Figures don't lie but liars figure.
Did you know that there are 52 persistently dangerous schools in the United States? There are probably 52 persistently dangerous schools in NYC alone if school officials were honest and didn't screw around with the public.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0309280514sep28,1,4100847.story?coll=chi-news-hedEveryone said New York City was ungovernable. During Dinkins, it was.
Rudy proved different.
The schools can be changed. So far no one has the courage to take on the NEA and politics be damned. Of course, they would also have to go into the witness protection program after instituting rules and regulations that benefit the kids.