padegogically most are way way better now

in terms of content, no. the decline began abt 20 years ago as the economy grew but as the economy grew more rapidly over the last decade the academic caliber of the teaching force went down. good uni studebts had better prospects elsewhere esp as the demands of teaching grew.
this is very very evident at the jc level. the best teachers left for tuition. see adverts of these tuition centres
that said nowadays teachers can’t talk to the wall so they are better that way