You need to separate "education" from the idea of throwing money at the problem and boosting the influence of the teacher's union. Public education today is more of a social engineering and liberalism indoctrination project than teaching useful life skills.

You don't need a computer in every classroom to teach a kid how to read. Knowing how to use what is available today is limited by what is coming tomorrow. Teach them how to RTFM, and they can learn pretty much anything.