Jordan Matsudaira

  • Teachers’ Unions Improve Student Achievement: Insights from California Charter Schools

    Teachers’ Unions Improve Student Achievement: Insights from California Charter Schools

    Over the past several decades, public sector unionization rates have held fairly steady, even as private sector unionization rates have plummeted. Among economists and social scientists, a debate persists as to whether public sector unions serve the public interest. Proponents argue that these unions increase the efficiency of the public…