Governor Scott Walker's reform of pensions, collective-bargaining for public employees saved $14 billion. Dire consequences predicted by unions failed to materialize.

Like televising courtroom proceedings or putting body-cams on police officers, it adds transparency.

"Prioritize educators" for shots, but not ahead of 85-year-olds

"Catholic schools have figured this out, parochial schools have figured this out. It's amazing what masks and market pressure can do."

"People are scared to death."

"The Jersey City School Board is essentially writing a blank check to the union," says lawyer for two taxpayers who object

Organized labor's public-sector power survives a Supreme Court decision

EdNext Podcast · Ep. 190 - March 4, 2020: Reforming a Divided School System...

Robert Maranto, the 21st Century Chair in Leadership in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, joins EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss why school reformers should try to work with teachers unions in an effort to improve schools.

When the Supreme Court ruled last year in Janus v. Afscme that unions could no longer collect agency fees from employees who choose not to join, many predicted a major decline in union membership. But according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, public union membership declined less than 1% in 2018. In this episode, Paul E. Peterson talks with Daniel DiSalvo.