Here in Mississippi the Democratic Congress is hounding Gov. Haley Barbour because he may not fund schools to the projected funding (which was projected 5 years ago) and howling about him slashing the educational budget. He quickly pointed out that the schools have millions IN RESERVES and shouldn't worry if the new budget was going to allocate more money than the 1999 projection. I am becoming a teacher, but I dont dread it so much in Mississippi.
The Democrat Party is terribly dependent on teacher unions to GOTV. It's similar here in Texas.