Teacher Politics: The Influence of Unions

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.

Author: Maurice R. Berube
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 05/16/1988
Pages: 190
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780313256851

About the Author

MAURICE R. BERUBE is Associate Professor of Urban Education at Old Dominion University.