Are Teachers Unions To Blame For Failing Schools?
Open to Debate23 Maalis 2010

Are Teachers Unions To Blame For Failing Schools?

In the quest to remake America's public schools, teachers unions have frequently been blasted as an obstacle to improvement. But do unions really deserve more of the blame than shrinking budgets and other problems? A group of experts takes on that question in the latest Intelligence Squared U.S. debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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How to Fight an Infodemic

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#178 - Does Maximum Pressure Against Iran Work?

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#177 - Is Anti-Zionism the New Anti-Semitism?

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#176 - Is the Two-Party System Good for Democracy?

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#175 - Is it Time to Expand Nuclear Power?

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