Maybe the public schools need to be privatized. Its worth a try. Some still do today, but not all. As for the sports - some want it, some don't. It depends on who you side with.
Private schools have sports programs too, so that's nothing peculiar to public schools.
Just something to think about. Hopefull, someone will realize that it is the parents and their children who should be in control of the school system. Then the school system should determine what the purpose of the school system. It is to educate the children of the community. It can only do this with quality teachers and small class sizes.