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In a landmark contribution to the education literature, Berube examines the political activities of the two teachers' unions--the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO (AFT) during the last three decades. The first scholarly study of its kind, Teacher Politics argues that teachers' unions have become the most powerful political constituency in the nation. Through effective lobbying arms seeking favored legislation and political machines supporting local, state, and national candidates with manpower and money, this force of 2.5 million teachers is changing American educational politics. As Berube convincingly demonstrates, teacher unions have been reasonably effective in their political and legislative endeavors and, through their enormous resources, have become the chief representatives of education in American politics.
Table of Contents
The NEA: A Political Giant
The AFT: Number Two
Teacher Power: Case Studies
The NEA vs. the AFT: Is There a Difference?
The Challenge of School Reform
Prospects for the Future
Product details
| Published | 16 May 1988 |
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| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 190 |
| ISBN | 9780313256851 |
| Imprint | Praeger |
| Dimensions | 216 x 140 mm |
| Series | Contributions to the Study of Education |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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