02084nam a2200421 a 4500 ebr10236771 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 050406s2005 dcua sb 001 0 eng d 2005009497 GBA577432 bnb 013292117 Uk 1589010760 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781589010765 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)614458264 n-us--- LB2817.3 .B47 2005eb 379.73 22 Berkman, Michael B., 1960- Ten thousand democracies [electronic resource] : politics and public opinion in America's school districts / Michael B. Berkman, Eric Plutzer. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2005. xix, 206 p. : ill. American governance and public policy series 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. School districts United States. Education Political aspects United States. Education United States Public opinion. Public opinion United States. Electronic books. local Plutzer, Eric. ebrary, Inc. American governance and public policy. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10236771 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 37056 37056