The Education Exchange: Union Endorsements and School Board Elections

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November 19, 2024

The Education Exchange: Union Endorsements and School Board Elections – Education Next

Study shows boost for board candidates when hitched to teacher labor groups

Photo of Michael Hartney Michael Hartney, a fellow at the Hoover Institution and assistant professor of political science at Boston College, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the influence of teachers-union endorsements on school-board elections.

“The Politics of Teachers’ Union Endorsements,” co-written with Vladimir Kogan, is available now.

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