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Milton Friedman has suggested that the political power of the AmericanFederation of Teachers and the National Education Association (the twomajor teachers unions) has been instrumental in defeating the adoption ofeducational vouchers. We test this hypothesis.We find that a campaign contribution to a memberof the U.S. House of Representatives by either unionreduces the probability that also a Representative will vote for apro school choice amendment to the ``No Child Left Behind Act of2001.'' Also a Representative whose districthas a large African American population or who is Republicanis more likely to vote for vouchers.
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Gokcekus, O., Phillips, J.J. & Tower, E. School Choice: Money, Race, and Congressional Voting on Vouchers. Public Choice 119, 241–254 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:PUCH.0000024170.63342.3b
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