The clichéd saying "The earlier, the better" is a part of my ideals.
If you know it is a cliché, why not come up with a more original phrasing.
This is part of the reason the United States is slipping in the educational rankings of the world; the education process needs to be revamped and younger children need to be challenged. If the youth of the country are educationally enhanced early, they will be in a better position to adjust to the world ahead of them
Elaborate on this. Provide specific examples of ways in which this could be achieved. You can cut the stuff at the end of your essay about the U.S. to make room to do so, if necessary.