Republicans control both houses of the legislature. They have no excuse.
La. is way ahead of Wisconsin. If you if you send your kid to a private school you get to deduct the tuition cost from your taxes. Charter Schools are very popular, so much so that the number of charter Schools opening up can not keep up with demand. Lotteries have to be held for the few spots in these charter schools. These charter schools are not unionized, which bothers the teachers unions, and teachers can be fired for not producing results or for just about anything. These charter schools seem to attract the best and the brightest of teachers. Teachers who really care for more than just a paycheck. The long term goal of La. and Jindal seems to be to privatize public education and the unions are not happy with this.