Conservative philanthropies and organizations shaping U.S. educational policy and practice / edited by Kathleen deMarrais, Brigette Herron, and Janie Copple.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Herron, Brigette, editor.

Copple, Janie, editor.

DeMarrais, Kathleen Bennett, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endowments--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Endowments.

Charity organization--United States.

Charity organization.

Philanthropists--United States.

Philanthropists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gorham, Maine : Myers Education Press, [2020]

Summary:

A 2021 SPE Outstanding Book Award Winner American public education has been under assault for the last few decades as a "broken" system that needs a complete overhaul. In large part, these opinions are offered by people and organizations who know little about schools. But who are these influencers? This book is about conservative philanthropies, the organizations and individuals within their networks, and the strategies they use to shape educational policy and practice in K-12 and higher education. Each chapter examines a philanthropy, philanthropic network, or corporation focused on pushing an agenda of individualism, privatization, and conservative ideologies. Based in extensive research, including the tax filings of specific philanthropic foundations, the authors demonstrate how the philanthropic elite work within federal, state, and local governmental contexts to influence policy and practice. Within a global context of increasing wealth inequality, the authors question the motivations of these privileged few to withhold tax dollars from the US treasury where duly elected representatives can determine how tax dollars are used to benefit society. By allowing these philanthropic organizations tax exemptions under the guise of assumed benevolence, are citizens giving up their ability to hold these organizations accountable for how the money is spent? This book, aimed at a general audience of educators, provides the in-depth knowledge necessary to understand and resist private control of public policies and institutions.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. Benevolence or Tax Avoidance? A Primer for Understanding How Philanthropic Foundations Work (Kathleen deMarrais, University of Georgia, Brigette Herron, University of Georgia and Janie Copple, University of Georgia)

2. Ideology and the Education Debate: Examining the Powell Memorandum's Influence on Education Policy and Neoliberal Reform Models (Jamie C. Atkinson, Missouri State University)

3. Lochner's Redeemers: How the Federalist Society and the Institute for Justice Impact the School Privatization Movement (Brian Dotts, University of Georgia)

4. The Myth of Educational Freedom: The DeVos Family's Influence on Educational Policy (Jamie B. Lewis, Georgia Gwinnett College)

5. Tracking Catholic School Funding From K-12 Through Higher Education (Kevin J. Burke, University of Georgia)

6. The City Fund Takes It to "The People": How Top-Down Reforms Imposed on New Orleans Will Be Bankrolled as Bottom-Up Initiatives in Cities (Kristen Buras, Georgia State University)

7. The Walton Family Foundation: Key Players, Initiatives, and Its Growing Influence on Colleges and Universities (Kathleen deMarrais, University of Georgia, Brigette Herron, University of Georgia and Janie Copple, University of Georgia)

8. Conservative Philanthropy and Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Historical Trends and the Current Landscape (E. Anthony Muhammad, Georgia Southern University)

9. Operationalizing Toxic Ideology: How Radical Right-Wing Campus Organizations Undermine Democratic Engagement (T. Jameson Brewer, University of North Georgia, Amy Swain, East Carolina University).

10. Miseducation of Communities: Sinclair Broadcasting and the Nationalization of Local News (Janie Copple, University of Georgia, Kathleen deMarrais, University of Georgia and Brigette Herron, University of Georgia)

Coda (Brigette Herron, University of Georgia, Kathleen deMarrais, University of Georgia and Janie Copple, University of Georgia)

Author Bios

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-9755-0301-5

OCLC:

1197573775