{"product_id":"teacher-politics-maurice-r-berube-9780313256851","title":"Teacher Politics: The Influence of Unions","description":"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, \u003ci\u003eTeacher Politics\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maurice R. Berube\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313256853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313256851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Maurice R. Berube","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057836323071,"sku":"9780313256851","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ba167f7-e2ad-4443-898c-ad288cb840f0.jpg?v=1685049146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teacher-politics-maurice-r-berube-9780313256851","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}