tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post8883736765459714115..comments2024-03-09T03:28:44.216-05:00Comments on Thoughts on Education Policy: Do Unions Place Adults Before Children?Corey Bunje Bowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764159604965707919noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-21639107070844140562009-01-04T12:02:00.000-05:002009-01-04T12:02:00.000-05:00A more stable and professional teaching force, sma...<I>A more stable and professional teaching force, smaller classes, and a more orderly environment are a few of the things for which unions fight.</I><BR/><BR/>One of the complaints of Dennis "In Defense of Public Education" Fermoyle is that unions don't fight for "a more orderly environment."<BR/><BR/>From what I can tell, this is true. The issue just doesn't come up. At the local level, the union is concerned with wages and benefits. At higher levels, it's spend more, stop merit pay, and NCLB sucks.<BR/><BR/>Why this should be so is an important question.Roger Sweenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734128265493099062noreply@blogger.com