There is much research that seem to indicate that formal education, i.e., schooling, is in peril in North America. Although I advocate that so-called problems might likely be symptoms, nevertheless, that there is a general concern about 1) K-12 and, 2) post-secondary education warrants an examination, beginning with dialogue, that could lead to action. That action? Let's put it out there but in the context of how a systems thinking approach might help to resolve issues and point to a fresh direction that combines learning, fun, education as a formal act with links to society and culture, and design, and... Here's a dedicated thread to education that is different, that is better, that is systems thought out.
Beginning with purposes of education