In this study, we examine coalition building and coordination using a qualitative case study of the coalition opposing a ballot initiative to create a state-run turnaround district in Georgia. The findings highlight three important strategies in coalition building: (a) incorporating new actors, especially noneducation advocacy groups and noneducator groups in education; (b) incorporating noneducation and African American advocacy groups in the leadership of the coalition; and (c) identifying and coalescing around core beliefs early to unite a diverse coalition. Time to organize, prior relationships, and interest group autonomy were key factors in navigating tensions between coalition breadth and coalition cohesion. Salient coalition coordination strategies included the following: (a) “keep it local and grassroots,” and (b) diverse messaging.

在本研究中，我们使用反对在佐治亚州创建国营转型区的投票倡议的联盟的定性案例研究来检查联盟的建立和协调。调查结果突出了联盟建设的三个重要战略：(a) 在教育中纳入新的参与者，尤其是非教育倡导团体和非教育者团体；(b) 将非教育和非裔美国人的倡导团体纳入联盟的领导层；(c) 尽早确定并围绕核心信念联合起来，以团结一个多元化的联盟。组织的时间、先前的关系和利益集团的自治是解决联盟广度和联盟凝聚力之间紧张关系的关键因素。突出的联盟协调战略包括以下内容：(a) “保持地方和基层”，以及 (b) 多样化的信息传递。