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Public Education and Social Reform: A History of the Illinois Education Association

Public Education and Social Reform: A History of the Illinois Education Association

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LaborGeneral Education

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ISBN10: 0252046366
ISBN13: 9780252046360
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: Apr 8 2025
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.45
Height: 1.18 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.37
Language: English
Founded in 1853, the Illinois Education Association (IEA) and its predecessors have played a vital role in shaping the Illinois public school system. Thomas J. Suhrbur's history covers the lifespan of the IEA within the larger story of state public education as a battleground for contentious social and economic issues.

Suhrbur pays particular attention to the impact of race, gender, religion, and tax policy on the IEA and public schools. He also examines the IEA's evolution from a professional organization controlled by administrations and officials through its radical transformation into a teacher-led independent labor union. As a workers' organization, the IEA successfully fought for collective bargaining and organized K-12 and higher education while continually standing against right-wing efforts to privatize education and undermine public schools with vouchers, for-profit institutions, and tax credits.

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