Charter schools and the corporate makeover of public education : what's at stake? / Michael Fabricant, Michelle Fine ; foreword by Debbie Meier.

Author/creator Fabricant, Michael
Other author Fine, Michelle.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Teachers College, ©2012.
Descriptionxiii, 151 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Charter schools--United States.
Business and education--United States.
Education--Economic aspects. --United States.
Education--Aims and objectives. --United States.

Contents An introduction to the landscape of charter reform -- The promise: the genesis of expectation and the challenge of charter reform -- The tension between promise and evidence -- Interlocking power and the deregulation of public education -- "Crisis": a moment for dispossession and profit -- Reclaiming "public": deepening national commitments to public investment and public innovation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 131-141) and index.
LCCN 2011031855
ISBN9780807752852 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807752851 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB2806.36 .F34 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold