Teachers United
Author | : Dennis Gaffney |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780791479599 |
ISBN-13 | : 0791479595 |
Rating | : 4/5 (595 Downloads) |
Download or read book Teachers United written by Dennis Gaffney and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of the rise of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), New York State's largest union. Using first-hand accounts by rank-and-file teachers as well as leaders, Dennis Gaffney documents how teachers, once underpaid and hopelessly divided, finally organized, lifting themselves from the underclass to the middle class to become a formidable grassroots political force able to defeat and elect U.S. senators. He describes how New York's teachers sparked the modern-day teachers' movement, and what key lessons other labor unions can learn from NYSUT's unity and success. Teachers United also shows how NYSUT has been a leader of educational reform, winning more money for education, creating smaller classes, raising academic standards, and training better teachers.