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The best fix for the public schools would be decentralization and competition.  Let local school officials set standards for their schools, instead of the state and federal bureaucracies doing it.  Let the parents choose the school they want to send their kids to, as long as the kids can meet the standards of that school.  Schools would have to compete for students.  Students/parents would have to meet the standards of the best schools, or settle for something less.  Everyone would be accountable in one way or another, and schools that couldn't attract students would go out of business.