New study finds gains made by teachers' unions benefit kids, too.
One of the many fallacies spouted by opponents of teachers' unions is that unions are obstacles to improving education. This suggests that when teachers win, students lose. But to say that the interests of students and teachers are in conflict defies simple logic. Anyone who has visited a classroom understands that teachers and students work toward the same goal. Happily, the release of a significant new study confirms this commonsense understanding of shared interests.