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There are strong theoretical arguments and considerable empirical evidence that professional educators would benefit personally from expanding school choice.

By Joseph L. Bast, Herbert J. Walberg, Ph.D., and Bruno Behrend

Teacher unions often lead the opposition to legislation that would expand the ability of parents to choose the schools – whether public or private – their children attend.

Many observers assume individual teachers also oppose school choice initiatives and that they do so because school choice is somehow against their self-interest.

This Policy Brief challenges both assumptions.

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