Five states in the U.S. specifically prohibit collective bargaining

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Five states in the U.S. specifically prohibit collective bargaining for teachers. Their rankings in combined ACT/SAT scores: 44. Virginia 47. Texas 48. Georgia 49. North Carolina 50. South Carolina.

Wisconsin is tied for second. http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/states/USCHARTsat.html





Stick that in your pipe and smoke it Scotty!!!








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[Viking12]

1. What? You mean well represented, decently compensated teachers are good for students?

geez, who knew?

[formercia]

4. Good Pay attracts good talent.

Good teachers aren't stupid.Unqualified ones take what they can get.

[malaise]

2. All red states and all in the South

Maybe they're promoting ignorance.

[mmonk]

5. We weren't red until November.

[XanaDUer]

6. And we're gonna turn that around, too, in NC!

nt.

[mmonk]

7. I sure hope so.

They are destroying the progressive school system in Wake County. I was kind of proud that we hadn't had a Republican legislature since reconstruction. It all went to crap last election.

[kristopher]

3. Strong apparent correlation.

Thanks for posting it.

PS You might want to insert a period after "Carolina".

[Horse with no Name]

8. My best friend is a teacher in Texas

She is a devoted, caring professional.

She has been teaching for 25 years and is a desirable teacher.
Many requests to be in her classroom.

Her students consistently have high scores.

She makes less than $28k a year.

The new coach that was just hired out of college makes $50k to start.

You want to know why kids in Texas are failing?

That is a big part of your answer.

[WinkyDink]

11. And why Texas excels in football. ;-) "Friday Night Lights"!

[Blue_In_AK]

12. Football is really all they care about in Texas.

I went to high school there back in the '60s. It was true then, and I'm sure it's true now.

[w8liftinglady]

13. So is my partner. He belongs to AFT... no bargaining allowed here

[toddwv]

9. Wisconsin is tied for second.

With a right-wing controlled government, get ready for 3rd world nation (otherwise known as southern state) status.

[WinkyDink]

10. Gotta love states' rights.

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