Year after year, students in Big Labor controlled school systems get farther behind new study documents. Expanding on Terry Moe’s research in his book Special Interest.
State teacher union strength and student achievement, by Johnathan Lott and Lawrence W. Kenny
HIghlights
The new Makridis study, titled “Staffing Surges and Student Outcomes,” investigates the “political and institutional drivers” of the substantial growth in K-12 spending and staffing over the past two decades
Under current law, union dues are often extracted from Idaho teachers’ paychecks without their active consent.
In response to a staffing crisis, the elected Lee County School Board (LCSB) approved an incentive plan to attract and retain teachers for high-need schools and hard-to-fill subject areas.