Are charter school teachers unionized
Though 68 percent of K-12 public school teachers are unionized, just 7 percent of charter school teachers are, according to a 2012 study from the Center for Education Reform. (And of those, half are unionized only because state law stipulates that they follow their district's collective bargaining agreement.) Teachers’ unions often fight charter schools by claiming that they are less accountable to students and families because many operate under less burdensome regulations than do traditional public schools. The real reason for their opposition, of course, is that charter school teachers are not unionized. Although your charter school experience will depend largely on the particular school you choose, charter schools do have some common characteristics: Compared to other public schools, they are more likely to be located in urban areas, typically have smaller classes, and are less likely to be unionized. Many new charter schools have a “start