The End of Public Schools: The Corporate Reform Agenda to Privatize Education

by David Hursh

Book Overview

The End of Public Schools analyzes the effect of foundations, corporations, and non-governmental organizations on the rise of neoliberal principles in public education. By first contextualizing the privatization of education within the context of a larger educational crisis, and with particular emphasis on the Gates Foundation and influential state and national politicians, it describes how specific policies that limit public control are advanced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138804495
• ISBN13: 9781138804494
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"