Who is the greatest advocate for favorable working conditions? The teacher unions. Remember, teacher work conditions are student learning conditions. What's good for teachers is good for students. Our fates are intertwined.
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ngt/Teacher%20Working%20Conditions%20-%20Johnson%20Kraft%20Papay%202011.pdf
"2011 Harvard paper found "students who attend schools with more favorable working conditions also achieve greater academic growth."
Satisfied teachers participate in more aspects of their students' lives, attending more sports games, keeping in touch over the summer, and constantly communicating with their charges by email, the Gates/Scholastic survey reported. Beyond individual teachers' satisfaction rates, morale has enormous ramifications on a workforce that already has a high rate of attrition: According to MetLife, nearly one third of teachers are likely to leave the profession."
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