Are Teachers Unions To Blame For Failing Schools?
Open to Debate23 Mar 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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Agree to Disagree: Booster Shots

Agree to Disagree: Booster Shots

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Agree to Disagree: Cyber War and Hacker Ransoms

Agree to Disagree: Cyber War and Hacker Ransoms

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#195 - Should We Expand the Supreme Court?

#195 - Should We Expand the Supreme Court?

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#194 - Is the United Nations Obsolete?

#194 - Is the United Nations Obsolete?

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Agree to Disagree: Build Back Better

Agree to Disagree: Build Back Better

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As more and more Americans become vaccinated, schools, employers, and health care facilities are facing a tough decision: Will they require students, employees, and care givers to get the jab? Those w...

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Agree to Disagree: Leaving Afghanistan

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