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The deep pockets behind education reform
- 05-26-2011
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By E.D. Kain/Forbes
Zaid Jilani has a long piece up on the deep pockets influencing education reform. Jilani argues that the money being spent by a host of billionaires and education reform philanthropic organizations is having a pernicious influence on the education reform debate, and is leading toward the privatization of public schools. “This rapid expansion of voucher programs — which undermine and undercut public education by funnelling taxpayer money to private schools — is remarkable. After all, vouchers have been unpopular with the American public. Between 1966 and 2000, vouchers were put up for a vote in states 25 times, and voters rejected the program 24 of those times.” Certainly vouchers remain unpopular across the American electorate, as Jilani points out, whereas charters have gained popularity. (more...)
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