Many Members of Congress, governors, legislators, celebrities and private citizens are taking time out to read with children today to emphasize the importance of reading in education. Some of these schools are good, but many are basically not even trying to teach. Accountability is a big problem if vouchers are handed out willy-nilly for education. As a recent graduate in Montgomery County, I've seen firsthand that public schooling is pretty dismal. Many teachers don't know what they're doing and it's obvious that some of them don't care.
Many students see school as a sort of combination punishment and daycare, and refuse to try.
More time in the curriculum is spent on left wing political correctness drivel then on actual learning. My grievances could go on for pages. And this is in one of the best funded school districts in the country. I am sorry your experience has been otherwise. I would take my specific complaints to the school board.