Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Chapter one Governments, Teachers Unions, and Education Policy 1
6. Chapter two Meetings, Mailboxes, and Mobilization 20
7. Chapter three Turning Out Teachers 42
8. Chapter four Creatures of the State 66
9. Chapter five Members, Money, and Maintenance 77
10. Chapter six Teachers Unions in State Politics 108
11. Chapter seven Teachers Unions in Local Politics 144
12. Chapter eight Teacher-Union Power and Student Achievement 185
13. Chapter nine The Resilience of Teachers Unions 221
14. Chapter ten The Scorecard. Unions versus Reformers 239
15. Acknowledgments 261
16. Notes 263
17. Index 313