Teachers unions hold significant power in education policy, particularly at the state and local levels, where their ability to block reforms is pronounced due to low voter turnout. While they face constraints in obtaining more resources for their members, they are able to effectively resist changes that threaten their interests. Their endorsements in school elections further showcases their substantial political clout.
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Additional Resources:
Watch “Hoover Book Club: How Policies Make Interest Groups: Governments, Unions, and American Education.” Available here: www.hoover.org/events/hoover-....
Watch “Vouchers and Education Reform,” with Terry Moe on PolicyEd. Available here: www.policyed.org/lessons-hoov....
Watch “How to Reverse Pandemic-Related Learning Losses,” with Eric Hanushek on PolicyEd. Available here: www.policyed.org/policy-stori....
Read “Still the Ones to Beat: Teachers’ Unions and School Board Elections,” by Michael Hartney via Manhattan Institute. Available here: manhattan.institute/article/s....
Watch “An Economist Looks at 90: Tom Sowell on Charter Schools and Their Enemies,” with Peter Robinson and Thomas Sowell. Available here: www.hoover.org/research/econo....
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