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As has been pointed out before, if teachers unions are the problem, one would expect that states without collective bargaining requirements would outperform sta
by Anechoic 16y ago
As has been pointed out before, if teachers unions are the problem, one would expect that states without collective bargaining requirements would outperform states with those requirements. They don't: http://shankerblog.org/?p=895 http://shankerblog.org/?p=895
- JoeAltmaier 16y agoSample is massively skewed - southern poor states. Other variables absolutely wash out "collective bargaining" as an important factor.
- Anechoic 16y agoFrom the article: "Now, some may object to this conclusion. They might argue that I can’t possibly say that teacher contracts alone caused the higher scores in these states. That there are dozens of other factors besides contracts that influence achievement, such as lack of resources, income, parents’ education, and curriculum, and that these factors are at least partially responsible for the lower scores in the ten non-contract states." "My response: Exactly." There was also a followup: http://shankerblog.org/?p=980 http://shankerblog.org/?p=980
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