TY - BOOK AU - Berkman,Michael B. AU - Plutzer,Eric TI - Ten thousand democracies: politics and public opinion in America's school districts T2 - American governance and public policy series SN - 1589010760 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - LB 2817.3 B513t 2005 U1 - 379.73 PY - 2005/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Georgetown University Press KW - School districts KW - United States KW - Education KW - Political aspects KW - Public opinion KW - Distritos escolares KW - Estados Unidos KW - Educación KW - Aspectos políticos N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005009497.html UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/stanford/Doc?id=10236771 ER -