Give the funding to students instead of schools a real change.  Let the parents decide where to send their kids.  Let them choose between a public, govt. run, unionized school or a private, non-union school.  Know what will happen?  The public schools will disappear.  They know it.  The unionized teachers know it and that's the reason they contribute to the Democrats.   It's why property taxes are sky high.  Inject competition into the system and watch what happens.  Make schools compete for students.  The winners will win because they do a better job and have better results.   The market can fix the problem without government interference.