Fun Fact: 6% of Scientists are Republican

[TheDarkestOfAngels]

This seems to be the catcha all answer when speaking of how to improve the education of Americans,

"Let's throw more money at the problem, that'll fix it!"

I wholeheartedly agree, but funding to many schools is a part of the problem.
Isofar as funding is concerned, a large part of the problem is the distribution of funding as well. Some schools are getting more money than they need and others aren't getting enough to make sure their student body does well acedemically.
It's just that I'd hate to talk about the problem when I frankly don't know what can be done. There are a lot of problems in many aspects of American schools beyond funding or whatever one-size-fits-all solution that politicians typically come up with. (Just like the wars on drugs and poverty.)

Whatever the problem is that it'll require a dedicated multi-tiered campaign to tackle the comlex issues in a manner that would have the highest chance to yield results.

I advocate cutting teacher pay to a more fair and reasonable amount. Ditching the health club memberships and attracting those who want to do it because they want to do it, not because it's a sham job that'll get you buckets of money.

I can't agree on that because I've been in school to become a teacher and teachers do NOT enter public school for the money. If anything, the teachers in good standing should be paid more than they are.