Public Education has spiraled so far out of control that to repair it would require an enormouse dose of common sense - a rare commodity these days. Truancy no longer followed nor intervened in; money by the millions pumped in with no overall improvement in student attendance nor performance; rewarding bad choices..no need to get an education, can opt for Welfare funds; abandoning parental responsibility - gives up fight to keep child in school, although the law; court not challenging, intervening nor supporting parents who gave up on educating their child; curriculum gutted producing low paying jobs and dependency, etc. Public funded schools need to be required to teach both academic and vocational courses. The Welfare system must be refined so as to not be the chosen alternative to education. An example of public education from 100 years ago. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/century-old-8th-grade-exam-can-you-pass-a-1912-test/2012/01/04/gIQAxjC00P_blog.html