The Gates Foundation and the Future of US Public Schools

The Gates Foundation and the Future of US Public Schools
ISBN-10
1136853006
ISBN-13
9781136853005
Category
Education
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
2010-11-01
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Philip E. Kovacs

Description

There has been much public praise for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s efforts to reform public education. However, few scholars have engaged substantively and critically with the organization’s work. While the Gates Foundation is the single largest supporter by far of "choice" initiatives particularly with regard to charter school formation, it is pushing public school privatization through a wide array of initiatives and in conjunction with a number of other foundations. What are the implications for a public system as control over educational policy and priority is concentrated under one of the richest people on the planet in ways that foster de-unionization and teacher de-skilling while homogenizing school models and curriculum? The Gates Foundation and the Future of US "Public" Schools addresses this crucial, unanswered question while investigating the relationships between the Gates Foundation and other think tanks, government, and corporate institutions.

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