Fix a national security problem – the failed US education system.

Taxpayers invests heavily in military education. Each service maintains expensive universities and military officers often receive two or more master’s degrees during a career(while receiving full compensation). DHS provides grants ($2.3B in 2012) to local governments to counter threats that will likely never occur such as nuclear weapons being used on small town America. USAID has a budget of $43B for international development.
Reduce the DOD budget by 5%, the DHS grant program by 50% and USAID by 10%. Reinvest this money in the US education system – not the dept of ed. Provide opportunities through grants to local school districts for teachers to continue their education as we do our military officers. Lets transition from a national security state to a state of national prosperity.