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Accountability: NCLB requirements, 22–23, 24, 76; partisan views, 31; school, 22–25; teacher opinion compared with public opinion, 24–25, 29–30, 91. See also Common Core State Standards; Testing Achievement gaps, 3, 10, 11, 42, 77 Affirmative action: income-based, 28, 110–12; teacher union support, 28, 122–23. See also Cultural issues Affluent: NIMBY syndrome, 54; opinions on education issues, 32, 33, 35–36, 54; taxes, 35–36. See also Class divisions African Americans: civil rights movement , 31, 122; local school evaluations , 54; opinions on education issues, 32–33, 42–44, 54, 120–22, 123; organizations, 3, 20, 26, 44, 123; school integration, 10, 11, 31; student testing results, 3; teachers, 96, 98. See also Racial issues AFT. See American Federation of Teachers Age differences. See Generational divisions Airline industry, 116–17 Alabama, state proficiency standards, 76 American Federation of Teachers (AFT): differences from NEA, 95; donations to civil rights organizations, 123; leaders, 2–3, 5, 23, 95, 116, 122; members, 2, 95; political power, 108, 119; reform unionism, 2–3; teacher salary information, 63, 73 American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), 117 Atlanta public schools, cheating scandal, 115 BAEO. See Black Alliance for Educational Options Behavioral disabilities, students with, 28–29 Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), 3, 20, 26, 123 Bloomberg, Michael, 77, 93, 118 Boehner, John, 38 “Born again” Christians: opinions on education issues, 32, 33–34, 36; teachers, 96, 101 Brandeis, Louis, 57 Bush, George W., 31, 38, 67, 102 Bush, Jeb, 16, 21, 118 “Buyer’s delight,” 48, 49 CAB. See Civil Aeronautics Board California: parent trigger law, 34; Proposition 13, 35 Capture theory, 113–15, 116–17 CCSS. See Common Core State Standards Index 169 Charter schools: in Chicago, 1–2, 4, 5–6, 21; collective bargaining rights of teachers, 21; funding, 67; growth, 3, 20, 65; information on, 65–70; parent triggers, 34, 85, 90; public opinion on, 5–6, 21–22, 40, 67, 69, 85–86, 120; supporters, 67, 102, 120; teacher opinion on, 69, 90, 103, 120; teachers , 21, 99–100; teacher union views on, 2, 21, 108. See also School choice Chicago: Emmanuel as mayor, 1, 3–4, 119; public opinion on education issues, 5–6 Chicago Public Schools: budget crisis, 4; charter schools, 1–2, 4, 5–6, 21; Duncan as superintendent, 1–2; Emmanuel ’s reform agenda, 1, 3–4; school board, 4, 21; school closings, 4, 6, 21, 48–49; teacher evaluation system, 4, 16–17; testing requirements , 23 Chicago Teachers Union (CTU): demands, 1; Emmanuel and, 1, 119; leadership, 1–2, 3, 5, 21; opponents of charter schools, 21; strikes, 3, 4, 5, 16–17, 23, 108, 119. See also Lewis, Karen Choice. See School choice Christian Coalition, 36 Christian fundamentalists. See “Born again” Christians Christie, Chris, 93–94 Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), 116–17 Civil rights movement, 31, 122 Civil rights organizations, 44, 123 Class divisions, 31, 32, 33, 35–36, 96. See also Affluent; Low-income students ; Social divisions Clinton, Bill, 67, 117 Coggins, Celine, 100 Collective bargaining agreements, 16. See also Teacher unions Collective bargaining rights: at charter schools, 21; limitations, 10, 38, 107–08; partisan divisions on, 101, 107–08; of teachers, 2, 3, 38, 107–08, 122 Colvin, Richard Lee, 94 Common Core State Standards (CCSS): adoption of, 76; criticism of, 76, 88; effects of, 76–78, 119–20; performance rankings, 77–81, 84–92, 119–20; public opinion on, 24, 88–89; teacher opinion on, 76, 91 Compensation. See Teacher compensation Competition: in education, 117–18, 120; reform implementation and, 116–18. See also School choice Congress: industry deregulation, 117; in iron triangle, 7, 57; public opinion on, 48. See also No Child Left Behind Act Council of Chief State School Officers, 76 CTU. See Chicago Teachers Union Cultural divisions: among public, 36; among teachers, 101. See also “Born again” Christians; Social divisions Cultural issues: public opinion on, 36, 110–12; teacher opinion compared with public opinion, 26–27, 30, 107; teacher opinion on, 101 Daniels, Mitch, 118 Democrats: approval ratings of Obama, 40; constituencies, 4, 43–44, 122; education policies, 31, 38, 40–42, 69–70, 101–03, 112, 113; opinions on education issues, 38–42; teachers, 96; in Wisconsin, 108, 119. See also Partisan divisions Democrats for Education Reform, 3, 26 Deregulation, 114, 117 Dickens, Charles, 9 Discipline, suspensions, 26–27 Diversity, 27–29. See also Minority groups; Social divisions Duncan, Arne, 1–2, 4, 5, 76, 77, 116 170 Index [3.144.187.103] Project...

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