[kiba]

I read this article as "My children are gifted and the government should fund/educate them and forget about all other kids."

No, the article notes that people don't spend much money on gifted kids.

So how exactly is nurturing genius kids going to help that? Shouldn't education for everyone be the goal?

Scores isn't everything. If your scores is in the last place but you have silicon valley and lot of genius or talents cultivated by your school system, who cares? Moreover, cultivating genius isn't mutually exclusive to ensuring everyone get a shot at a good education.

How about training the teachers to teach? There seems to be a lack of good education in the US, at least for people who are poor.

How about don't make the teacher spend time every year doing the same god damn live-lecture every year? Just record the video, and get all the teachers together to vote for the best one. Record all questions students have. Incorporate it into the next video lecture competition.