All Posts Tagged With: "merit pay"
The Worm in the Apple
Just as a government monopoly in postal service would be a bad idea even in the absence of postal-worker unions, so would “public education” be a bad idea even in the absence of teacher unions. There can be no doubt, however, that the major teacher unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of [...]
5Jul2010 | George C. Leef | 5 comments | ContinuedFaculty Unions Versus Academic Legitimacy
The faculty at Montana State University in Bozeman will soon vote on whether to unionize. If a majority vote yes, the school will gradually descend into academic mediocrity or worse. The vast majority of unionized faculty in higher education are employed in government colleges and universities. This is because in 1980 the U.S. Supreme Court, [...]
1Jun2008 | Charles W. Baird | 2 comments | ContinuedSuperstar Athletes Provide Economics Lessons
Mr. Billingsley is a journalism fellow at the Los Angeles-based Center for the Study of Popular Culture. What do former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana, L.A. Raiders running back Bo Jackson, and San Diego Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts have in common? All three are former National Football League stars and all three are multimillionaires—not [...]
1Jan1997 | K. L. Billingsley | 0 comments | Continued-
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