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it’s been 10 years, do we know how that’s affected the quality of education there?
by yaacov 5y ago
it’s been 10 years, do we know how that’s affected the quality of education there?
- light_hue_1 5y agoVery very badly. "the law reduced average test scores on the state’s standardized exam by approximately 20% of a standard deviation": https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027277571830551X?casa_token=xfERKj0bgfkAAAAA:BPPfplenyEeNOpX5Aa3ysn34hKpY9bX3VDI0V6z_-NXo5NLXuTxp5dTv88TWJ7qT2q7-pghp https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027277571... "8 percent reduction in total compensation" https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/rb71.pdf https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/rb71.pdf Not only does this hold up in general, it holds up district by district. Districts that still had collective bargaining had better scores than one that didn't (even after controlling for confounds, it was the union status that made the difference). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0160449X19883373 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0160449X1988337... Not only that, teacher shortages are worse, and they're much worse in rural areas. https://search.proquest.com/openview/5ae518d77f9e445512062085a9938153/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y&casa_token=CVFTOWCUyRsAAAAA:VdwYZDBOQUsz_WOJ20Dv4_8bZI6Reof0KmQiYeHr1DdehAHR29i4yyKpoGk1Yx3pxHwHhRqN https://search.proquest.com/openview/5ae518d77f9e44551206208... So the outcome is: Teachers make less money, there are fewer teachers to be had, and students are scoring much worse. A win-win-win for conservatives!