What does a school psychologist have to say about the educational system in this country?

I've been working as a school psychologist for the past 20 years.  My work background is very diverse; I've worked in rural districts, suburban and currently work in a major U.S. city. Furthermore, I've worked in poor communities, middle class as well as rich.  I've had the privilege of working with some great teachers and administrators, but also poor ones. I think that professionally school psychologists are in a unique position in that we are involved in a lot of what goes in in schools, but are not the teachers or administrators and thus, in many ways I think that makes us somewhat more objective.   When you work in the system over time you see patterns in the worlds of education, parenting,  and the diagnosis of children. I'm a highly opinionated person who likes to tell it like it is so I expect to piss some people off.  However, I believe in the discourse, as long as it remains about the subject and does not become personal attack. That is my intention here, to begin discourse and express ideas that may not be the current mainstream. I am intensely vested in furthering the field of education and helping children be happy, well educated, and healthy. I also believe in the public school system, but realize that there is room for a lot of improvement (like most systems). We cannot begin to improve our work without seeking out weaknesses and trends that have negative impact on student outcomes.