re: There's a skills gap coming that will reshape the economy

Most of these issues are issues well before high school.

The simple fact is that education starts in the home. How many parents don't read to their kids? How many set a bad example for how to treat people in positions of authority?

If it was simply schools fault then there would be no good and bad it would all be bad. Too many people expect schools to raise their kids for them and pass off the blame rather than having a moments self reflection about the standards and behaviours that they are responsible for.

From my own experience, generally the kids who were smart at 6 and 7 are the same kids that are smart at 16 and 17. The root cause is the parents and home life not simply blaming stuff on schools.

Not to say there aren't good and bad schools, but it's a societal issue of people having no concept personal responsibility.