Union Impact on Achievement.The presence of teacher unions is positively correlated with higher student achievement on the major college-entrance examinations, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a study published in the Harvard Educational Review The Harvard Educational Review is an interdisciplinary scholarly journal of opinion and research dealing with education, published by the Harvard Education Publishing Group. The journal was founded in 1930 with circulation to policymakers, researchers, administrators, and teachers. . The researchers compared states with strong teacher unions with states whose unions are not strong and found a clear link between unions and higher statewide performance on the Scholastic Assessment Test and the American College American College is the name of:
The researchers noted that teacher unions often are seen as counterproductive coun·ter·pro·duc·tive adj. Tending to hinder rather than serve one's purpose: "Violation of the court order would be counterproductive" Philip H. Lee. to the needs of students, but this study challenges this assumption. The study was directed by Brian Powell, Lala Carr Steelman and Robert M. Carini. The article, "Do Teacher Unions Hinder hin·der 1 v. hin·dered, hin·der·ing, hin·ders v.tr. 1. To be or get in the way of. 2. To obstruct or delay the progress of. v.intr. Educational Performance? Lessons Learned from State SAT and ACT Scores," is available by calling the Harvard Educational Review at 617-495-3091. |
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