The Five States Where Teachers Unions Are Illegal Have The Lowest Test Scores In America*
Update: A commenter points out this fact uses test scores from 1999. Based on 2007 test scores the trend is weaker: NC is 47th; TX is 45th; SC is 39th; GA is 26th; VA is 25th. These rankings come from a composite of ACT and SAT scores among high school graduates, which is a measure that accounts for different participation rates.
Previously: Here's an impossibly good statistic for union defenders, dug up by the Maureen Downey at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Only five states do not allow
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/states-where-teachers-unions-are-illegal-2011-2#ixzz1Fm8j7fFc
