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

Author:   Thomas J. Suhrbur
Publisher:   University of Illinois Press
Edition:   New edition
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9780252046360


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   30 April 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Public Education and Social Reform: A History of the Illinois Education Association


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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. Multifaceted and up to date, Public Education and Social Reform tells the story of the organization and figures dedicated to sustaining and advancing Illinois public education.

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Author:   Thomas J. Suhrbur
Publisher:   University of Illinois Press
Imprint:   University of Illinois Press
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780252046360


ISBN 10:   0252046366
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   30 April 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Prologue Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Democratic Ideals and the Creation of the Illinois Public School System, 1825–1900 Chicago Teachers Federation: The First Public Education Union and Its Influence on the Association ISTA and Labor Union Allies: Advancing the Cause of Public Education A Growing Fiscal Crisis on the Eve of the Great Depression Democratic Reform and Increasing Teacher Militancy Professional Solidarity or Professional Unionism, 1960–1970 A Radical Transformation Bargaining without a Law Internecine Warfare and the IFT Challenge President Weaver and Bargaining Legislation, 1981–1984 Organizing K-12 under the Act Organizing Higher Education School Reform Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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“A very informative read. The rare solid, readable history of a public education labor organization in Illinois.”--Robert Bruno, author of What Work Is


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Thomas J. Suhrbur is an affiliate of the Illinois Labor History Society and a retired IEA organizer.

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