[quote]I'm not suggesting hiring more people or anything of that sort. I'm talking curriculum overhauls, increased budgeting to schools themselves for electives and facility funding, creation of more college-funding programs, etc.[/quote]Agreed. Staff isn't the problem. Competent staff with the right tools to do the job, though, is. People often look at this as "throwing money at the problem" but money really is a problem in education. Not only is there not enough to go around, but the money that does get to the schools is often spent recklessly or inapproprately. A local high school recently got a bunch of new flat screen monitors for calendar display boards throughout the school. They also have leaking ceilings in many of the classrooms. I understand that earmarked spending like tech grants has to be spent on tech stuff, but this shit is ridiculous. A bad learning environment [like a leaky classroom] doesn't foster a good education for children. Crazy idea.