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来源

URBAN AFFAIRS REVIEW,Vol.53,Issue5,P.783-811

语言

英文

关键字

education policy; urban elections; campaign finance; CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS; MAYORAL ELECTIONS; POLITICS; EDUCATION; DEMOCRACY; MONEY; CORPORATE; REFORM; POLICY

作者单位

[Reckhow, Sarah] Michigan State Univ, Dept Polit Sci, 368 Farm Lane, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA. [Jacobsen, Rebecca] Michigan State Univ, Coll Educ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA. [Henig, Jeffrey R.] Columbia Univ, Polit Sci, New York, NY USA. [Litt, Jamie Alter] Columbia Univ, Teachers Coll, Educ Policy & Social Anal Dept, New York, NY USA. Reckhow, S (reprint author), Michigan State Univ, Dept Polit Sci, 368 Farm Lane, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA. E-Mail: reckhow@msu.edu

摘要

Recent election cycles have seen growing attention to the role of outside money in urban school board elections. Using an original data set of more than 16,000 contributions covering election cycles from 2008 to 2013 in four school districts (Los Angeles, CA; New Orleans, LA; Denver, CO; Bridgeport, CT), we show how large national donors play a significant role. Our study links two dynamic fields that are rarely studied together: (1) the behavior of wealthy donors in a changing national campaign finance system and (2) the evolving politics of urban education. By examining donor networks, we illuminate the mechanisms behind the nationalization of education politics and national donor involvement in local campaigns. We show that shared affiliations through education organizations are significantly associated with school board campaign contributions.