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Author:

Schneider, Jack (Writer on education), author.

Title:

A wolf at the schoolhouse door : the dismantling of public education and the future of school / Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire.

Publisher:

The New Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xxii, 264 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Public schools--Political aspects--United States.
Education--Political aspects--United States.
Education and state--United States.
Privatization in education--United States.
Right and left (Political science)--United States.

Other Authors:

Berkshire, Jennifer, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-250) and index.

Contents:

Private values -- Faith in markets -- The cost-cutting crusade -- The war on labor -- Neo-vouchers -- The pursuit of profit -- Virtual learning -- The end of regulation -- Don't forget to leave us a review -- Selling school -- Teaching gigs -- Education, à la carte.

Summary:

"A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door is about the right-wing agenda to dismantle public education, assessing the myriads of ways our education system is being eroded with privatization measures that exacerbate inequality"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1620974940
9781620974940

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1142892973

LCCN:

2020029933

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FCPB384 -- Dike Public Library (Dike)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)