Ronald D. Henderson – författare

The American public has increasingly heard that teacher unions and quality education are contradictory terms and that unions are responsible for the failure of public schools. Many critics of the unions would cheerfully channel public funds to largely nonunion private and parochial schools as free market alternatives. The present volume, edited by friends of the teacher unions and featuring contributions by prominent education scholars as well as union activists, has a far more positive perspective on the achievements and value of teacher unions and our public education system. The collection does not avoid critical examination of the teacher unions, however. Moreover, taken as a whole, it speaks to the need for continuing reform and renovation within the unions themselves, and it affirms a need for innovation and competition within public education as a way of enhancing its quality. Toward those ends, the volume first reviews the substantial contributions that teachers and their unions have made to the well being of their members and the education of students over more than a hundred years. It then explores collective bargaining as it affects reform and educational quality. It continues by examining the real-world outcomes of education in unionized environments; taking an inside look at a turn toward bipartisanship in the NEAs political and lobbying activities; and analyzing the unions recent record in shaping education legislation and policy. The book also examines teacher union activities in higher education; the innovative work of local reform unions; union support for education research and development; and the shape of a teacher unionism specifically organized to promote educational quality. The volume concludes by tracing the development and current activities of international education associations as defendersin both the developed and developing countriesof the teaching profession and of the rights of all children to a quality education. This book is no mere reverie on a heroic union past. It is instead an exploration of past and present as prologues to the manifold possibilities for enhancing the unions contributions to quality public education.

Volume 2 in the two volume set about overcoming the odds in African American Education.

This book is about three things;1. It''s about the human condition and the devastating effects one experiences or may experience as a result of unemployment, and coping strategies that enable one to maintain some stability while being unemployed.2. The book offers several different approaches to seeking and obtaining employment for public and private sector jobs.3. The book shows people how to save money now and in the future on cell phone cost,, household expenses, and energy cost, pharmaceutical expences.The book was written by a person, who has experienced much adversity in his personal life, including being unemployed for thirteen months. This book is the result of personal experiences, seeking higher learning, attending college, job training, seeking employment, and the experiences of many others from various social and economic backgrounds experiencing unemployment and triumphantly landing a job. Controlling spending and saving money were key elements in the process.The author teaches and cares for many people, in the health care setting as a Registered Nurse.

Volume 2 in the two volume set about overcoming the odds in African American Education.

Volume 2 in the two volume set about overcoming the odds in African American Education.

Volume 1 in the two volume set about overcoming the odds in African American Education.

Volume 1 in the two volume set about overcoming the odds in African American Education.

Volume 1 in the two volume set about overcoming the odds in African American Education.

Volume 1 in the two volume set about overcoming the odds in African American Education.