Getting a good education comes from good values. Actually caring about your own education and a love of learning. If children are raised in families that do not care, or show they care, then that attitude reflects down to the children. It's an attitude of society. My oldest went to public school in Oregon k-4 and loved school and got excellent grades. We moved here and his attitude changed, his grades fell and he hated school. The children around him had terrible attitudes about school and it rubbed off. We homeschooled 7-12 and his whole attitude changed again. Now I homeschool the rest of my kids with no more than 3 hours of school a day and they love school and are far above grade level. I can't change society but I can raise kids who love to learn.