Ten thousand democracies : politics and public opinion in America's school districts / Michael B. Berkman, Eric Plutzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berkman, Michael B., 1960-

Contributor:

Plutzer, Eric.

Series:

American governance and public policy.

American governance and public policy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School districts--United States.

School districts.

Education--Political aspects--United States.

Education.

Education--United States--Public opinion.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The essence of democracy is popular sovereignty. The people rule. In the United States, citizens exercise this right through elected officials who they believe will best represent their own values and interests. But are those interests and values always being followed? Authors Michael B. Berkman and Eric Plutzer provide the first systematic examination of the extent to which the governments closest to the American publicùits 10,000-plus local school boardsùrespond to the wishes of the majority. Ten Thousand Democracies begins with a look at educational reforms from the Progressive era in the l

Contents:

Policy responsiveness in American school districts

Financing public education

Public opinion and Americans' commitment to educational spending

Direct democracy, indirect democracy, and policy responsiveness

Voting rights, electoral systems, and policy responsiveness

Teacher's unions in state and local politics

The gray peril reconsidered

The democratic control of American school boards.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and index.

ISBN:

9781589014206

1589014200

9781435631915

1435631919

OCLC:

652626225