Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
Taubman Center

Supreme Court ruling could pave a path to better schools

This article about the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on union membership focuses on its impact on teachers. It notes that economist John Friedman and his colleagues found that students of good teachers are less likely to experience teenage pregnancy, more likely to go to selective colleges, and end up earning more money as adults than students from comparable backgrounds who had worse teachers.

August 13, 2018 Barrons