Also, by the way, keep in mind that while i don't disagree that the quality of American Education is decreasing at a steady and terrible rate, the fact is that students from all over the world still come HERE for an education because they know American Education.. at least American higher education is the best, at least in some fields.

Again, cycles. I don't know how the educational crisis will end, but I don't doubt it will.
And until it does, it's up to people like you and me and everyone else who can read this to make sure, when we have children, that they are educated properly. This means parental involvement and alot of it.
Parental involvement works. Every study I've seen (keep in mind my mother is a teacher and she gets all the teacher's unions publications) say that and I believe it.
I didn't get to where I got because of public education only.