Another important factor on the side of charter school advocates is the greatly diminished power of the teachers union, which had often been an obstacle in earlier reform efforts. (educationnext.org)
Predicting how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule based on oral arguments can be a risky business, but the January 11 arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association indicate that a majority of the justices want to overturn a 38 - year - old mistake and eliminate one of the most cherished powers of teachers unions — the authority to confiscate money from nonmembers. (educationnext.org)
[49] The MA Charter Public School Association said that the out - of - state money from financial executives is essential to combating the financial power of teacher unions, despite the fact that the No side had nearly half the money of the Yes campaign. (debsedstudies.org)