{"product_id":"a-collective-pursuit-lesley-lavery-9781439919361","title":"A Collective Pursuit: Teachers' Unions and Education Reform","description":"\u003cp\u003eTeachers' unions are the organizations responsible for safeguarding the conditions of teachers' employment. Union supporters claim strong synergies between teachers' interests and students' interests, but critics of unions insist that the stance of teachers in collective bargaining may disadvantage students as unions reduce the power of administrators to manage, remove, reward or retain excellent teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Collective Pursuit, \u003c\/i\u003eLesley Lavery\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eunpacks how teachers' unions today are fighting for contracts that allow them to earn a decent living and build \"schools all students deserve.\" She explains the form and function of the nation's largest teachers' unions. Lavery then explores unionization campaigns in the Twin Cities charter schools. \u003ci\u003eA Collective Pursuit \u003c\/i\u003ealso examines teacher strikes and contract negotiations, school finance and finance reform, and district and union attempts to address racial achievement gaps, to provide a context for understanding the economic, political, and demographic forces that inspire teachers to improve conditions for students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Collective Pursuit\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes that while teachers' unions serve a traditional, economic role, they also provide a vast array of valuable services to students, educators, parents, and community members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lesley Lavery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439919364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439919361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Lesley Lavery","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439156146431,"sku":"9781439919361","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d89f6a9d-5288-4764-8955-e939df918999.jpg?v=1777175809","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-collective-pursuit-lesley-lavery-9781439919361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}