The Edison Schools: Corporate Schooling and the Assault on Public Education

by Kenneth J. Saltman

Book Overview

The story of the Edison Schools is a gripping tale of money, kids, and greed. What began in the 1980s as an enterprise to transform public schools quickly became a troubled business battling falling test scores and dismal stock prices. How did the most ambitious for-profit education company in U.S. history lose respect, money, and credibility in such a short time?

Revealing how American McEducation went from glory to crisis, The Edison Schools...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415950465
• ISBN13: 9780415950466
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.7"