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The assault on public education : confronting the politics of corporate school reform / edited by William H. Watkins ; foreword by Michael W. Apple.
Van Pelt Library LC1085.2 .A78 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Teaching for social justice series
- The teaching for social justice series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business and education--United States.
- Business and education.
- United States.
- Education--Economic aspects--United States.
- Education.
- Education--Economic aspects.
- Education and state--United States.
- Education and state.
- Education--Aims and objectives--United States.
- Education--Aims and objectives.
- Public schools--United States.
- Public schools.
- Educational change--United States.
- Educational change.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 208 pages ; 18 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Teachers College Press, [2011]
- Summary:
- In this Timely Interdisciplinary Volume, William Watkins has brought together leading scholars and activists to address some of the most urgent issues facing public education. What is underneath and behind the language of choice, efficiency, and improvement in current neoliberal discourse? How will urban and poor populations be affected? Will privatization lead to increased stratification in our schools? How can public education not only be saved but re-imagined? In accessible language, renowned contributors explore and critique corporate school reform to both inform and serve as an organizing tool for teachers, parents, students, and citizens committed to genuine public education. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction / William H. Watkins Watkins, William H. 1
- 1 The New Social Order: An Educator Looks at Economics, Politics, and Race / William H. Watkins Watkins, William H. 7
- 2 Neoliberal Urbanism, Race, and Urban School Reform / Pauline Lipman Lipman, Pauline 33
- 3 The Rise of Venture Philanthropy and the Ongoing Neoliberal Assault on Public Education: The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation / Kenneth Saltman Saltman, Kenneth 55
- 4 Test Today, Privatize Tomorrow: Using Accountability to "Reform" Public Schools to Death / Alfie Kohn Kohn, Alfie 79
- 5 The Neoliberal Agenda and the Response of Teachers Unions / Jack Gerson Gerson, Jack 97
- 6 The Role of the Religious Right in Restructuring Education / Malila N. Robinson Robinson, Malila N., Catherine A. Lugg Lugg, Catherine A. 125
- 7 Resuscitating Bad Science: Eugenics Past and Present / Ann G. Winfield Winfield, Ann G. 143
- 8 "It's All About the Dollars": Charter Schools, Educational Policy, and the Racial Market in New Orleans / Kristen L. Buras Buras, Kristen L. 160
- 9 Re-Imagining Public Education / William H. Watkins Watkins, William H. 189.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0807752541
- 9780807752548
- 9780807752555
- OCLC:
- 742516146
- Publisher Number:
- 99945858258
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