"the kids don't perform any better there" You bring up an interesting data point. I wasn't even aware there were states with no teachers unions, that is a bit

"the kids don't perform any better there" You bring up an interesting data point. I wasn't even aware there were states with no teachers unions, that is a bit surprising. Do you know which ones? Without looking up the states and the stats, I'll take your word for it. I have no expectation that labor unions increase or decrease teaching quality, so if true as we'll assume, this is not particularly surprising. I would expect, though I haven't checked, that these areas with teachers unions have better pay and benefits for teachers. Is that true, from the data you have analyzed?