Government is the villain? How about the teachers' unions? In my state the legislature is largely controlled by the teachers union. The teachers union stuffs the neighborhood Republican caucuses with teachers and relatives of teachers (no disclosure of this interest is required). These caucuses work hard to ensure that only teachers union-approved delegates are selected who will vote for teachers union-friendly candidates at the state Republican convention.
It is a given that the Democratic candidate is four square behind the teachers union.
In the end, the teachers union is guaranteed that its candidates will win a majority of the seats in the legislature. They've been doing this for decades. Here in this reddest of red states education vouchers don't have a chance of being passed.
The power and organization of teachers unions is unparalleled at the local level in most states.
"Government is the villain?"
"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." -- George Washington
In the majority of cases, yes, including this one.
What is the means and who devised the system in which the teachers unions have exercised their "power"?
What would you advise be done to change that?