I think the major problem is government influence (i.e., MONEY) in our school systems. They (the Fed) will throw money hand-over-fist at schools for all manner of things: extra guidance counsellors, various management functions, school lunches and other ‘needy’ assistance programs administered by schools, and a lot of other means (e.g., any child whose parents had a federal job or federally connected job and were identified by the school qualifies that school system to get government funds for Fed-caused additional costs in education.)
The problem with all (the carrots) this comes the “stick.” DO THIS OR ELSE WE PULL FUNDING.
And the school boards, school administrators all-of-a-sudden start thinking about what they’d have to do without the money. They’d lose all their perks.
Yep, money equals control.
A large percentage of the adverse changes to schools results from parental pressure. They sue when their child doesn’t pass or get the desired grade.