UID:
almahu_9949546566602882
Format:
1 online resource (320 p.) :
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41 line drawings, 28 tables
ISBN:
9780226820897
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9783110993899
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A critical, revelatory examination of teacher unions' rise and influence in American politics. As most American labor organizations struggle for survival and relevance in the twenty-first century, teacher unions appear to be an exception. Despite being all but nonexistent until the 1960s, these unions are maintaining members, assets-and political influence. As the COVID-19 epidemic has illustrated, today's teachers' unions are something greater than mere labor organizations: they are primary influencers of American education policy. How Policies Make Interest Groups examines the rise of these unions to their current place of influence in American politics. Michael Hartney details how state and local governments adopted a new system of labor relations that subsidized-and in turn, strengthened-the power of teachers' unions as interest groups in American politics. In doing so, governments created a force in American politics: an entrenched, subsidized machine for membership recruitment, political fundraising, and electoral mobilization efforts that have informed elections and policymaking ever since. Backed by original quantitative research from across the American educational landscape, Hartney shows how American education policymaking and labor relations have combined to create some of the very voter blocs to which it currently answers. How Policies Make Interest Groups is trenchant, essential reading for anyone seeking to understand why some voices in American politics mean more than others.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Abbreviations --
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Preface --
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Chapter one Governments, Teachers Unions, and Education Policy --
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Chapter two Meetings, Mailboxes, and Mobilization --
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Chapter three Turning Out Teachers --
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Chapter four Creatures of the State --
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Chapter five Members, Money, and Maintenance --
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Chapter six Teachers Unions in State Politics --
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Chapter seven Teachers Unions in Local Politics --
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Chapter eight Teacher-Union Power and Student Achievement --
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Chapter nine The Resilience of Teachers Unions --
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Chapter ten The Scorecard. Unions versus Reformers --
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Acknowledgments --
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Notes --
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Index
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993899
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EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110994810
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EBOOK PACKAGE Education, Psychology, Comm 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993950
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EBOOK PACKAGE Education, Psychology, Communication 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110994186
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University of Chicago Complete eBook-Package 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110766509
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780226820880
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780226820897
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