A new working paper by an accomplished team of researchers uses a new dataset to dive deep into the dynamics and impacts of teacher strikes. This paper provides a fresh perspective on why these strikes happen, how they influence school districts, and their broader implications on education policy and student achievement.
To analyze the role of strikes in American public education, the researchers reviewed 90,000 news articles and other public records, creating a database of 772 teacher strikes across the U.S. from 2007 to 2023. These data provide a unique view of teacher strikes, shedding light on both the reasons behind them and the changes that occur in their wakes.