Teacher Unions and the Future of

Education

Prepared by

Katherine Bedford

Teacher Unions Then…

Teacher unions have a long history of being involved in education reform

And Now

Today teacher unions are in many ways taking a more active role in shaping education reform

The Effects

Today the overall effects of union involvement is still unknown

The Cost of Education Fig1

Ask the Unions

Unions have a very different point of view regarding the influence of their involvement

So What Now?

There are many opinions on where union involvement should go

To ReviewTeachers unions have been and willcontinue to be involved. Not everyone supports their involvement, but there are suggestions for how to make it more beneficial.

Questions?

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Credits

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