[RobbyS]

The Unions don't run the schools, not alone They are run by an alliance of administrator associations, school board associations, teacher union leaders, textbook publishers, national and state bureaucrats--collectively know as the Public School Establishment. Each aims at securing a maximum of public funding for the public schools, regardless of performance. Indeed, they almost encourage failure, since they can then demand even more funding to achieve the success that allude--not all but--a significant percentage of the public schools.

[RobbyS]

Correction: Success that eludes them