Ten thousand democracies [electronic resource] : politics and public opinion in America's school districts / Michael B. Berkman, Eric Plutzer.
By: Berkman, Michael B
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Contributor(s): Plutzer, Eric | ebrary, Inc.
Series: American governance and public policy: Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2005Description: xix, 206 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): School districts -- United States | Education -- Political aspects -- United States | Education -- United States -- Public opinion | Public opinion -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 379.73 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.