[spoiler]1. Don't get rid of standardized testing. The biggest arguments against standardized testing are that some students are better at it than others. However, as will be demonstrated by some of my next changes, I want an environment that rewards individual success and effort in fields that the student cares about (Along with the basics), instead of the STEM based fields valued now. As some students do particularly well and can demonstrate the best of their abilities on standardized tests, it would be unfair to get rid of them, and a waste of infrastructure. 2. Math only has to go up to Geometry. Anything past that is optional and counts as an elective/career credit. Let's get this straight; An education in Geometry will be the Average for getting into your average college. No longer will colleges look down on students with something under Algebra 2, it's geometry now. (Maybe even reduce it to the year before geometry, but Algebra 1 is a must have at least. Past that it's all theoretical). 3. Smaller Classes. Like, half the size. This will allow teachers to interact and help their students more personally. 4. I can't even begin to explain my raw hatred to how colleges work but due to the removal of standardized testing the old "Instructor tells you what to read and gives you a somewhat maybe not-really useful lecture once every week" methodology is out. I see no purpose to force people looking to get into creative, above-average fields into such environments and subjecting them to get what has effectively become a near worthless degree. You're more likely to make good money if you have a masters, not a PhD. College system is broken and needs especial refinement, the first of which is instructors who care. 5. On professors and teachers; Get ones that care. Get teachers that have the credentials to do something better and make more money but actively choose to take a pay cut (More on this later) to help the next couple generations. 6. Teachers need to retain the same base wage, but make much more money based on the scores of their students (More on this to make sure teachers and staff can't break the system). 7. To make up for this, ALL MONEY FROM GOVERNMENT RAN LOTTERIES will go to schools with high averages for students to pay for these pay increases. Third party individuals will ensure this money is going to the encouragement of teachers and students to perform well. (Also tax the running of lotteries and buying into lotteries more heavily, money also to go to schools) 8. Schools that aren't doing so well will be the target of most of current government funds that we already have. You know, the basic stuff from taxes. Oh, and this is important; Stop putting so much money into the military. SCREW THE MILITARY. Most of that should go to education and scientific research in my eyes. We need a military to defend not attack. 9. Schools that go to far under will be completely revamped; New staff, new location, new building, new resources. This burden will be put mostly on nearby communities to the school, not the school community itself (The nearest ones with the highest revenues). 10. Along with standardized testing, employ more long essay/personal research projects to prove the knowledge of a subject; Make colleges look for more than just SAT scores. 11. More scholarships. Holy crap there is an ass-load of unused scholarships lying around; let hardworking children of less fortunate families (economically) get a bit of help from the colleges themselves! It's not hard! 12. Push the kids harder, but only in what they love. Put less emphasis on STEM credits and more on Career credits; Actually, just get rid of high level STEM credits; move all of them to career credits. 13. Give colleges lest statistics, more letters of rec and personal, student by student things. We are talking about young men and women with potential futures here; not numbers.[/spoiler]