Stalemate has set in, with teachers unions and educational bureaucracies dug in against any reform that might break the cycle of failure.
Spending is up, but learning is down.
Give us more money, the obstructionists say, and we will do better. You can't expect the same people and processes that got us into this mess to get us out. Of course not. Teachers unions and bureaucracies now have all the power. It is time to give parents the power of vouchers and school choice.