Union teachers have long campaigned for having no accountability. They've been pretty successful at it. When was the last time you heard a public school teacher take any responsibility at all for poor academic achievement? I've never heard one. They always blame:

1. the parents

2. the students

3. the administration

4. not enough pay

5. not enough technology in the classroom

6. the tests

The answer is to give a bonus to teachers depending on their students meeting the grade level academic standards. I've proposed this many times, and the pushback on it is fierce.