Our system is a joke. I wish I knew the reasons for that but I think they are many, and varied. My wife is a teacher and the stories that she comes home with are unbelievable. From the students, to the administration, to the School Board, to the parents, it is just one sad cluster after another.
Add in our socioeconomic problems, and combine it with our societal issues, and you have the makings of a big problem.