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I was in school in Wisconsin when they got rid of the teachers union; schooling improved drastically. We had a physics teacher who went years refusing to write

I was in school in Wisconsin when they got rid of the teachers union; schooling improved drastically. We had a physics teacher who went years refusing to write AP level physics courses when it was a union job, but suddenly found the motivation once the union left. Most substantially, at the state level the governor passed course options, which allowed high school students to take courses at local universities or other schools if their school didn't offer higher level courses. Obviously unions aren't designed to protect students, they represent workers, however their negative impact on the quality of schooling students get is often quite significant despite being overlooked.

tstrimple 9mo ago
Someone should tell the Wisconsin Education Association Council that they don't exist. They were removed back when you were in school and clearly aren't around today.
- throw0101c 9mo ago
  > Someone should tell the Wisconsin Education Association Council that they don't exist. "Here's what happened to teachers after Wisconsin gutted its unions": * https://web.archive.org/web/20171117133914/https://money.cnn.com/2017/11/17/news/economy/wisconsin-act-10-teachers/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171117133914/https://money.cnn... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Wisconsin_Act_10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Wisconsin_Act_10
throw0101c 9mo ago
> I was in school in Wisconsin when they got rid of the teachers union; schooling improved drastically. [citation needed] There are all sorts of folks saying all sorts of things on the topic. Right wing publications have said it's been great: * https://www.city-journal.org/article/wisconsin-act-10-constitution-equal-protection-teachers-unions-students https://www.city-journal.org/article/wisconsin-act-10-consti... Others are saying it reduced test scores: * https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027277571830551X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S02727...

tstrimple 9mo ago

Someone should tell the Wisconsin Education Association Council that they don't exist. They were removed back when you were in school and clearly aren't around today.

throw0101c 9mo ago
> Someone should tell the Wisconsin Education Association Council that they don't exist. "Here's what happened to teachers after Wisconsin gutted its unions": * https://web.archive.org/web/20171117133914/https://money.cnn.com/2017/11/17/news/economy/wisconsin-act-10-teachers/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171117133914/https://money.cnn... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Wisconsin_Act_10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Wisconsin_Act_10

throw0101c 9mo ago

> I was in school in Wisconsin when they got rid of the teachers union; schooling improved drastically. [citation needed] There are all sorts of folks saying all sorts of things on the topic. Right wing publications have said it's been great: * https://www.city-journal.org/article/wisconsin-act-10-constitution-equal-protection-teachers-unions-students https://www.city-journal.org/article/wisconsin-act-10-consti... Others are saying it reduced test scores: * https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027277571830551X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S02727...