My suggestions are focused around high school.

I would include a 15 minute break after the first class, a 30 minute lunch, and finally an additional 15 minute break before the last class.

I would increase the number of gym classes to 1 per day, but reduce the duration to only 30 minutes. I would also remove the requirement for bringing gym clothing. If people want to make their regular cloths smell like ass, that is their choice.

I would reevaluate the food served during lunch to make sure that it was healthier than McDonald's.

Every year students would need to take a basic math test without a calculator. They would need to prove that they remember how to Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide. Failure to pass this test would result in the death penalty. Er... ok, so maybe it would just result in a study detention until they were able to pass.

Along the lines of the math test, I would implement core competency requirements for all grades. These would be in the form of tests that are extremely short, but required every year (escalating with age/grade). A test would take less than 15 minutes, but a student would prove that they know how to do basic things. Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Public Speaking, American History & Politics. These would equate to a similar requirement as what is necessary to pass a citizenship test to become an American. In my mind 90% of students would be able to pass these tests without any change to their current situation. I would use this to disable people who manipulate the system and graduate high school by falling through the cracks.

I would enclose the school in a Faraday cage so that all cell phones would not work. This would prevent sexting and cheating via text.

I'm not sure that I agree Jeebus. People aren't all at a point where they are prepared to know their future when they are 14-18. Some mature faster and others slower. The point of highschool is the allow people to figure it out.

I do think that degrees need to stop being handed out and I want to put the responsibility on the parents, but I just don't think that every kid should have a predetermined future before their brain matures. Science has pretty much proven that most people change the way they think up until they are about 25.

I consider my wife a perfect example. A consistent B student in high school yet she graduated with honors and distinctions for her bachelors degree and then went on to get a masters. I on the other hand got an A- average in school and fizzled out at college.

I think that all you can ask for is better measures against those who cheat the system to give more meaning to the diploma for those who make it through.