Teacher unions are an interest group that acts in defense of their own interests, which means the union bosses' interests, not the members.

Theres no particular relationship between spending and educational results. Most education spending is actually on salaries, and thats allocated according to political muscle.

Teacher unions are an interest group that acts in defense of their own interests, which means the union bosses' interests, not the members.

I think good teachers are underpaid.

Why can't teachers end up owning schools, the way waiters can open their own restaurants?

Hey, nothing grows to the sky. There will be a successor movement. Right now its nascent.

I think the Republicans are subverted by the fact that so many of their leaders send their kids to private schools, they don't really have the stomach for the fight.