03588cam a22005294i 4500 19045223 BJBSDDR 20251105133322.0 ta 160406s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng 2016008817 9781107512535 (paperback) 1107512530 (paperback) 19045223 DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- LC 2717 M511p 2017 371.829/96073 Meier, Kenneth J., 1950- 45559 The politics of African-American education : representation, partisanship, and educational equity / Kenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M University and Cardiff University, Amanda Rutherford, Indiana University. New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017. xvi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-218) and index. 1. Representation, partisanship and equality in education; 2. Two myths: separate but equal and nonpartisan education; 3. The politics of African-American school board representation: partisanship, structure and resources; 4. Race and the street level bureaucrats: with a little help from my friends; 5. Partisanship, teacher representation and access to education opportunities; 6. Race, politics and student learning; 7. Can you beat the ovarian lottery?. "Based on the 1,800 largest school districts in the United States over a decade, The Politics of African-American Education documents the status of African-American education and the major role that partisanship plays. The book brings together the most comprehensive database on minority education to date that centers around three arguments. First, partisanship permeates African-American education; it affects who is elected to the school board, the racial composition of school administrators and teachers, and the access of African-American students to quality education. Second, African-American representation matters. The effectiveness of African-American representation, however, is enhanced in Democratic districts while representation in Republican districts has little influence. Third, political structures matter, but they are not determinative. Two different structures - election rules and the independent school district - create the rules of the game in US education politics and policy but do not limit others from using those rules to change the outcome"-- Provided by publisher. African Americans Education. Afroamericanos Educación 9499 African Americans Education Social aspects. Education Political aspects United States. Educación Aspectos políticos Estados Unidos 445 Educational equalization United States. Igualdad educativa Estados Unidos 16130 Academic achievement United States. Rendimiento académico Estados Unidos 19367 Education and state United States. Educación y Estado Estados Unidos 6349 Rutherford, Amanda 45561 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK cmc 125678 125678 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-10-30 0 LC 2717 M511p 2017 00000196778 2025-10-30 13:40:00 1 2025-10-30 BK