Too hard to change the day we vote for the Prez (in the Constitution); just make polling days a national holiday like it is in most of the civilized world.

Also too hard to get rid of the electoral college (again, Constitution), but a state by state implementation of instant run-off voting would have almost the same effect, while allowing people to vote for 3rd party candidates without feeling guilty for not playing the odds by voting for a Dem or Repub.

Why pick on teachers to run the polls? Heck, my polling place is a LOT more convenient than the elementary school -- it's the church on the corner. We SHOULD, however, require high school students to volunteer (supervised) to help out the regular workers. Once they know what going to vote looks like on the inside, maybe they won't be so afraid to go when it's their turn to start voting.