Privatize the whole stinking mess.
I don't even have to read the article. I'm betting blind that the conclusion is they need more money.
Everybody or every organization is ALWAYS underfunded, with fewer resources than desirable. The art of good management is getting the most out of limited resources, because resources are always limited.
I'd like to see a breakdown, in dollars, of money spent on Administration versus all other expenses. It's my suspicion that administrative bloat has a lot to do with it. It seems like every five years or so, districts 'create' new administrative positions to thank their cohorts with cushy, do-nothing jobs. The phrase 'kicked upstairs' often applies -- moving bad administrators to 'new' district positions, avoiding the need to ever fire bad administrators.
Millions of Mexican children raising costs perhaps?
If this whole mess was turned over to private enterprise by bids on taking over and running the schools, I'll bet the school budget would be cut in half and the scholastic achievement doubled, with money left over.