Ignoring poverty in the U.S. : the corporate takeover of public education / by P. L. Thomas.

Author/creator Thomas, P. L., 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoCharlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., Inc., ©2012.
Descriptionxxviii, 260 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Business and education--United States.
Education--Economic aspects. --United States.
Poor children--Education. --United States.
Education and state--United States.
Public schools--United States.
Educational equalization--United States.

Contents Universal public education: two possible-and contradictory-missions -- Politicians who cry "crisis": education accountability as masking -- Legend of the fall: snapshots of what's wrong in the education debate -- The great charter compromise: masking corporate commitments in educational reform -- The teaching profession as a service industry -- If education cannot do everything...: education as communal praxis -- Confronting poverty again for the first time: rising above deficit perspectives -- Note: drafting a book on poverty in the twenty-first century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-257).
LCCN 2012003206
ISBN9781617357831 (pbk.)
ISBN1617357839 (pbk.)
ISBN9781617357848 (hardcover)
ISBN1617357847 (hardcover)
ISBN9781617357855 (ebook)
ISBN1617357855 (ebook)

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Joyner General Stacks LC1085.2 .T53 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold