Daniel McMeen: Exam scores belie idea that unions bad for education
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Dear Editor: We’ve all heard the idea that teachers’ unions protect bad teachers and thusworsen the quality of education. But here is a report that is hard to reconcile with that theory: Michael Moore, a professor at Georgia Southern University has reported that the five states that have outlawed collective bargaining for teachers have some of the worst performance results for their high school graduates. The results are as follows, with rankings for high school seniors taking the SAT and ACT college entrance exams:
South Carolina 50th
North Carolina 49th
Georgia 48th
Texas 47th
Virginia 44th
In contrast, states that allow collective bargaining show up at the other end of the spectrum; for example Iowa and Minnesota tied at first place, and Wisconsin in second place.
In light of the above facts, I would sincerely appreciate it if someone would explain to me how collective
