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Sarah Guthery – William & Mary Educational Review, 2018
This paper summarizes the research on the relationship between teacher unionization and educational outcomes at the state, district, school, and individual (student) levels. Although teachers are the largest organized professionals in the United States, much of educational policy literature has ignored unionization as a subject of study. An…
Descriptors: Unions, Outcomes of Education, Educational Research, School Districts
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Steelman, Lala Carr; Powell, Brian; Carini, Robert M. – Harvard Educational Review, 2000
Comparison of standardized test scores and degree of teacher unionization in states found a statistically significant and positive relationship between the presence of teacher unions and stronger state performance on tests. Taking into account the percentage of students taking the tests, states with greater percentages of teachers in unions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Scores, Secondary Education, Teachers