Are Teachers Unions To Blame For Failing Schools?

Open to Debate

Education, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 23 March 2010

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In the quest to remake America's public schools, teachers unions have frequently been blasted as an obstacle to improvement. But do unions really deserve more of the blame than shrinking budgets and other problems? A group of experts takes on that question in the latest Intelligence Squared U.S. debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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