Special interest : teachers unions and America's public schools / Terry M. Moe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moe, Terry M.

Contributor:

Brookings Institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers' unions--United States--History--20th century.

Teachers' unions.

Teachers--Professional relationships--United States.

Teachers.

Teachers--Professional relationships.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 513 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Teachers unions and America's public schools.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2011]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-496) and index.

ISBN:

9780815721291

0815721293

OCLC:

696099432