History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
NEW REPORT: Los Angeles' road to A-G for all
Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
Educating for democracy: Looking for education 'reform'? Follow the money
- 01-20-2011
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Blog by Joel Shatzky/Huffington Post
In the most recent issue of Dissent "Got Dough? Public School Reform in the Age of Venture Philanthropy," Joanne Barkan reveals the connection between the philanthropic educational projects of such mega-foundations as those run by Bill Gates and Eli Broad and the changes in public school policies over the last decade. She demonstrates how most of the "reforms" advanced by these groups have proven to be ineffective, if not harmful, to public education. Among the public education policy changes that these foundations are continuing to support are: 1.The establishment of an increasing number of charter schools as a substitute for regular public schools. These schools have been shown to be, in most cases, no better, and often worse, than those they replace, as revealed in a study by Stanford University in 2009 in which 83 percent of charter school students performed no better and more than a third worse than those in regular public schools. (more…)
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