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Like televising courtroom proceedings or putting body-cams on police officers, it adds transparency.
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"Catholic schools have figured this out, parochial schools have figured this out. It's amazing what masks and market pressure can do."
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EdNext Podcast: Union President Randi Weingarten: “Teacher Vaccinations Should Be Aligned with School Reopening.”
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The Education Exchange: “Release Time” Pay for Union Leaders Is Challenged in New Jersey Lawsuit
"The Jersey City School Board is essentially writing a blank check to the union," says lawyer for two taxpayers who object
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Organized labor's public-sector power survives a Supreme Court decision
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EdNext Podcast: Reforming a Divided School System in Los Angeles
EdNext Podcast · Ep. 190 - March 4, 2020: Reforming a Divided School System...
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EdNext Podcast: Engaging Teachers Unions in Education Reform
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.
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