It is certainly true that K-12 education in the U.S. is failing us. On average, our children compete internationally at the level of third world countries, especially in science and math.

The Trump's solution (not that he even knows about or understands the problem) is to hire an Education Secretary who knows absolutely nothing about education, and whose widely quoted goal is:

"Our desire is to … confront the culture in which we all live today in ways which will continue to advance God’s kingdom ..."

Stephen J. Remington