clarifying my ideals

I strongly believe that schools, while it would be expensive, should strive to be more like the following:

$ smaller class sizes, peaking at 22:1 student to teacher ratio, but preference toward 15:1 ratio
$ community schools where parents can actually go to the school for activities, rather than 45 minutes away
$ be granted more flexibility regarding materials (books used, etc. rather than getting the state mandated selected books) -- in my experience, there are teachers who use 70s books because they are more effective. I saw books I had when I was a kid ... and they work based on phonics and sound principles.
$ greater scale accountability on part of student and parent/guardian: in other words, when the child prevents education in his/her class, the child is subject to removal and faster removal from that school, rather than having the child in the school for 6 out of 9 months making education impossible for one class or that school.
$ schools should be allowed to "lane" students into classes that better meet their needs; students who need more remediation should get that and those needing less repetition and more challenge should get that { THIS IS NOT the SLOW kids and the SMART kids, but rather making schools the best they can be for children's success } +
$ ensure safety of students with community schools, in that even less-savory parents might give a darn about the success of the school and children; yes, I've seen it happen

^^ With the cost of fuel and vehicle costs, eliminating waste is important ... so true that administration could be cut, for who needs a vice-assistant-vice-assistant-sub-chair-committee-approval secretary's secretary? In other words, the administration has too many bodies, with too high salaries and doing nothing to help children learn. Don't cut a Hydra at the head, cut it at the claws, in this case cronies or couldn't teach-we'll promote him/her.

+ potentially further removes some behavior problems by challenging students rather than confusing or boring them