Or . use a landship . They ' re great for the trenches , like in real life . <| sep |> For every student added to a classroom the educational experience is diluted , therefor one student seeking a public educating does marginally decrease another ' s opportunity . Also , with Charter schools competing for funding it most definitely rivalrous sp . Does it need to be fixed , yes , but it needs to be fixed in the direction of removing the bad elements , not increasing the funding . The whole system needs an overhaul , but it is not the federal government ' s job to fix it . They constitutionally do not have the authority to standardize education , or fully govern the schools nor should they . The school systems should be fully governed by the states with block grants if preferred to have fed govt fund and if their schools don ' t pass standards , no funds . Let the states figure it out , let us control or own schools .