Tough liberal : Albert Shanker and the battles over schools, unions, race, and democracy / Richard D. Kahlenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kahlenberg, Richard D.

Series:

Columbia studies in contemporary American history.

Columbia studies in contemporary American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shanker, Albert.

American Federation of Teachers.

Labor leaders--United States--Biography.

Labor leaders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (553 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Woody Allen's 1973 film, Sleeper, a character wakes up in the future to learn that civilization was destroyed when ""a man by the name of Albert Shanker got hold of a nuclear warhead."" Shanker was condemned by many when he shut down the New York City school system in the bitter strikes of 1967 and 1968, and he was denounced for stirring up animosity between black parents and Jewish teachers. Later, however, he built alliances with blacks, and at the time of his death in 1997, such figures as Bill Clinton celebrated Shanker for being an educational reformer, a champion of equality, and a p

Contents:

The early years : rising from humble beginnings and establishing values (1928-1952)

Creating the United Federation of Teachers (1952-1962)

Rising within the UFT : labor and civil rights together (1962-1965)

Black power and the 1967 teachers' strike (1966-1968)

The Ocean Hill-Brownsville strike and the liberal assault on labor (1968)

Ocean Hill-Brownsville : the fallout (1969)

Rebuilding : recruiting the paraprofessionals, launching the "Where we stand" column, and seeking teacher unity (1969-1972)

Becoming president of the American Federation of Teachers and battling the new politics movement (1972-1974)

"A man by the name of Albert Shanker" : Sleeper and the controversy of power (1973-1975)

Losing power: the New York fiscal crisis and the decline of labor (1974-1976)

Jimmy Carter and the rise of the Reagan Democrats (1976-1980)

Being a Social Democrat under Ronald Reagan : domestic policy (1980-1988)

Being a Social Democrat under Ronald Reagan : foreign policy (1980-1988)

Education reform : A Nation at Risk, merit pay, and peer review (1983-1984)

Beyond special interest : making teaching a profession (1985-1987)

Charter schools and school restructuring (1988-1997)

The early education-standards movement (1989-1994)

The rise of the angry white males and the Gingrich revolution (1992-1995)

Reviving the education-standards movement and the final days (1995-1997)

The legacy of Albert Shanker.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [493]-506) and index.

ISBN:

9786613642677

9781280665745

1280665742

9780231509091

023150909X

OCLC:

826478976