The solution (to fixing public schools) that we kept iterating toward was a much heavier use of computers as the way teaching is delivered to the student. Computers are inherently much more modular and customizable (than human teachers). So (for example) you can teach physics in different ways.
Clayton Christensen and Jeremy Dann recommend for America’s public schools.
They are also the authors of the much discussed Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns
Check out another interview with the authors.
NOTE: These authors will offer Part 2 next week.