> Higher pay (thanks to unions) for public schools, and lower quality (thanks to unions). Mandated by government and paid for with taxes seems to be part of th

> Higher pay (thanks to unions) for public schools, and lower quality (thanks to unions). Mandated by government and paid for with taxes seems to be part of the equation too. I'm not commenting on whether that's a good or bad thing. However, if a regular business ended up being forced into a situation where they had to overpay underperformers, they'd go out of business, probably for the better(?).