Stunting the growth of our children's future

Every day in America, more and more schools are closing.  Every day, more and more teachers are being let go.  Every day, school districts tell America's children that their future is going to be uncertain because of the bottom line.  Do we wonder why children lose hope?  Isn't it obvious why children walk away from school because they can't seem to trust the system that's supposed to prepare them for the future?  I am not normally an advocate of government involvement in our day-to-day decisions, but since our government likes to involve itself in our daily business, why are our schools failing?  How do we talk about the future without looking to our children?  If there is one thing our leaders should be concerned about, it should be the education of our children.  I suppose if we can't create jobs, then we shouldn't prepare our kids for employment...there won't be any.  Why aren't our leaders outraged about this dilemma?  Wasn't it education that prepared them to be leaders?  Are we so consumed with making our own way that we don't want to usher anyone else along? 
There are those who claim to be "self-made"...I can go along with that concept...if you're an amoeba.  Nobody gets where they are without someone helping them along the way...NOBODY. 
I don't mean to pick on Andrew Bynum of the Los Angeles Lakers, but I heard a staggering statistic just today.  He has been suspended without pay for the first five games of next season for a dangerous flagrant foul against another player in the last game of the season for his team.  The staggering statistic was this...those five games will cost him over $700,000.00 in salary.  He's not even one of the big dogs in the NBA.  Imagine if the top 50 paid players in each sport donated 5 game checks towards the support of America's schools.  Imagine if the folks on the Forbes 500 list contributed 5 days worth of salary to support America's future.  How much money could be raised?  Imagine....

Works Cited: 
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=13585718
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/Article/Index/4846
http://www.prefixmag.com/news/south-las-hip-hop-high-school-closed-due-to-budget/49941/
http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?S=14207655