Special interest : teachers unions and America's public schools / Terry M. Moe.
By: Moe, Terry M
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Contributor(s): Brookings Institution.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2011Description: x, 513 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780815722724 (pbk.) :; 0815722729 (pbk.) :; 9780815721291 (cloth : alk. paper); 0815721293 (cloth : alk. paper).Other title: Teachers unions and America's public schools.Subject(s): Teachers' unions -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Teachers -- Professional relationships -- United States| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-496) and index.
The problem of union power -- The rise of the teachers unions -- Teachers and their unions -- Unions and school boards -- Are teachers underpaid? -- Collective bargaining -- Small victories for sanity -- Reform unionism -- The politics of blocking -- A critical juncture -- Appendixes -- A. Union membership and state labor laws -- B. The survey sample: comparisons to SASS -- C. Young teachers.
"Examines the history of teachers unions--their rise to power and the organizational foundations of that strength, use of collective bargaining and involvement in the political process, and unions' response to expanded use of technology in the classroom to teach children, and consequences for America's public schools"--Provided by publisher.
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