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- Title
Science and Politics in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association.
- Authors
Superfine, Benjamin Michael; Umpstead, Regina R.; Mayrowetz, David; Lenhoff, Sarah Winchell; Pogodzinski, Ben
- Abstract
In March 2017, the Supreme Court decided Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association and upheld the constitutionality of agency fees for nonunion teachers. We examine how Friedrichs reflects a host of issues grouped around a patchwork of ideological commitments regarding teachers unions and public-sector unions more generally, partisan politics, and empirically oriented claims about the impact of teachers unions on students’ educational opportunities. We particularly argue that the case reflects a tension between judicial, scientific, and democratic decision-making, and that courts and reformers should be sensitive to this tension as they consider similar cases moving forward.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA Teachers Association; UNITED States appellate courts; PARTISANSHIP; COLLECTIVE bargaining; EDUCATIONAL law &; legislation; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law)
- Publication
Educational Policy, 2018, Vol 32, Issue 2, p211
- ISSN
0895-9048
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0895904817741545