Federal Teachers Unions have too much power and influence . Public Education responsibility belongs to States NOT the Federal Government.Compare our Education system to the World’s education systems you find United States fairly far down the list of the best.This downfall is result of the Growth of the Federal Teachers Association unions. American Public Educated students also spend least number of hours in classroom. . Get the Federal Govt out of education and we will produce better students and graduates and climb up the list of best education otherwise Country is sure to fail as Republic