Arguments and Evidence: The Debate over Collective Bargaining's Role in Public Education

Abstract

Specifically, school administrators and many educational reformers have generally been critical of the role of teacher’s unions in public education. They have contended that teacher collective bargaining agreements have blocked education reforms and increased the costs of running schools without resulting in greater educational performance. Furthermore, they have argued that the mission of teacher’s unions is not student achievement, but benefits for its membership. More sympathetic critics have suggested that teacher’s unions are wedded to an outdated industrial model of education and that collective bargaining agreements must change to reflect new social and economic realities. The new movement towards accountability in K-12 schooling also has the potential to re-shape the role of teachers in public education.

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