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The Thomas B. Fordham Institute

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute

How Strong Are U.S. Teacher Unions? A State-By-State Comparison

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute
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84% Informative

The Fordham Institute and Education Reform Now examined thirty-seven different variables across five realms.

The study analyzed factors ranging from union membership and revenue to state bargaining laws to campaign contributions.

The report sorts the fifty-one jurisdictions into five tiers, ranking their teacher unions from strongest to weakest and providing in-depth profiles of each.

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93

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97

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14

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formal

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English

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47

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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medium-lived

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51

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