... improve the American school system? 1. Teach all basic education from elementary to high school.... All available in PDF form for DL.
Abolish compulsary public education, close all public schools K-University level and refund the money wasted on education to the parents as a tax credit say $8000 per child - treat as an Earned Income Tax Credit. Then let the parents arrange to educate their children or homeschool or unschool or any other option. If parents have a child its the parents duty to see to the education of the child. Period.