Teachers' unions and excellence in education: comment

Article Abstract:

In a recent article in this journal, Michael Kurth presented what he considered evidence that teachers' unions impair educational achievement and that what they must do to increase teachers' salaries is harmful to educational excellence. This comment critically examines Kurth's misspecified model and the misleadingly defined variables that led to the erroneous empirical support for his conclusion. Our own estimates indicate that states with a high level of collective bargaining had higher SAT scores in 1982. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Compensation and benefits, Teachers, Academic achievement

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Research on unions: some subjects in need of scholars

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Research in industrial relations, as in other disciplines, frequently is narrow in scope and follows well-trodden paths. Although this approach has produced valuable insights into some areas, it has contributed to a lack of research in areas that are increasingly important. Accordingly, after a brief review of industrial relations research over the past decade we suggest a number of overlooked or largely neglected topics that offer considerable research potential. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Labor organizations

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