I think homeschooling these days is a viable option. There are many online resources to choose from (including educational Youtube videos.) A slight downside would be resource selection.
The district had millions to spend on iPads, but apparently not enough money to invest in the very people – teachers –
In this part, I do agree with the investing into teachers. I don't think it is as easy as throwing money at the problem. Tablets and iPads do not guarantee learning as it is still up to the teacher (and the school system) to provide quality education (if they choose to).