03091nam 2200661 a 450 991082078770332120200520144314.01-58901-420-01-4356-3191-9(CKB)1000000000484016(EBL)547776(OCoLC)652626225(SSID)ssj0000257091(PQKBManifestationID)11209778(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000257091(PQKBWorkID)10228948(PQKB)10505892(OCoLC)614458264(MdBmJHUP)muse3254(Au-PeEL)EBL547776(CaPaEBR)ebr10236771(MiAaPQ)EBC547776(EXLCZ)99100000000048401620050406d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTen thousand democracies politics and public opinion in America's school districts /Michael B. Berkman, Eric Plutzer1st ed.Washington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20051 online resource (227 p.)American governance and public policy seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-58901-076-0 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.The essence of democracy is popular sovereignty. The people rule. In the United States, citizens exercise this right through elected officials who they believe will best represent their own values and interests. But are those interests and values always being followed? Authors Michael B. Berkman and Eric Plutzer provide the first systematic examination of the extent to which the governments closest to the American publicùits 10,000-plus local school boardsùrespond to the wishes of the majority. Ten Thousand Democracies begins with a look at educational reforms from the Progressive era in the lAmerican governance and public policy.School districtsUnited StatesEducationPolitical aspectsUnited StatesEducationUnited StatesPublic opinionPublic opinionUnited StatesSchool districtsEducationPolitical aspectsEducationPublic opinion.Public opinion379.73Berkman Michael B.1960-1653649Plutzer Eric1653650MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820787703321Ten thousand democracies4005043UNINA