I read an article earlier about this same guy, and at the end of it, he basically came to the conclusion that the situation would never get better without throwing more money into it. I don’t think that will help.
The classroom setup has to be changed so as to not let these kids interact with each other. They should all be in cubicles with tele-presence, or those old Australian prison choir boxes where you can see forward, but not to the side.
I have a very Liberal acquaintance and that’s what he thinks will fix it .... more money. There is no thought the disintegration of the family, the welfare state, or lousy Liberal government intervention that messes up everything it touches, and Libs/Progs/Dems running the failing education system has anything to do with the public education disasters you see in so many places.