"You Can't Be a Teacher and Not Follow Polotics!": Teacher-Legislators and Their Pathway to the State Capital

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-8-2020

Publication Title

Urban Education

First page number:

1

Last page number:

28

Abstract

Few studies have examined the growing trend of teacher-legislators, specifically teachers’ trajectory to elected office. Drawing on qualitative data and raced-gendered frameworks, this article examines how three female teachers of color in one Southwest state leveraged their teaching experiences to shape their policy priorities and how they navigated policy and political environments. The teacher-legislators in this article created counter-narratives on teachers and their abilities. Their experiences illustrate how teacher-legislators resisted and transformed state policies that affected urban students.

Keywords

Urban education; Identity; Social

Disciplines

American Politics | Social Influence and Political Communication | Urban Education

Language

English

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