Comment Begin at the beginning (Score 1) 1514
The best learning years are from 0-5, when most public education is not yet begun (most, Head Start, pre-school are exceptions, not the rule).
Better parenting would be a start, but how to jump-start that now that we live in a society full of non-learners?
Small, community-based, learning groups, with parents given time off work to participate, from birth. Make play a learning tool.