From the schoolhouse to the statehouse: Teacher union political activism and U.S. State education reform policy

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-268

  Hartney, Michael ^a   Flavin, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

education policy; interest groups; public sector unions; school reform; teacher unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 81355136187     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: 19461607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532440011413079     Document Type: Article

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