Ten thousand democracies politics and public opinion in America's school districts / [electronic resource] :
Michael B. Berkman, Eric Plutzer.
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2005.
- xix, 206 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- American governance and public policy series .
- American governance and public policy. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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School districts--United States. Education--Political aspects--United States. Education--Public opinion.--United States Public opinion--United States.