A wolf at the schoolhouse door : the dismantling of public education and the future of school / Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire.
| Author/creator | Schneider, Jack author. |
| Other author | Berkshire, Jennifer C. author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York : The New Press, [2020] |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxii, 264 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Abstract | A trenchant analysis of how public education is being destroyed in overt and deceptive ways and how to fight back. "There's no more time for tinkering around the edges." (Betsy DeVos, 2018 "Rethink School" tour). Betsy DeVos may be the most prominent face of the push to dismantle public education, but she is in fact part of a large movement that's been steadily gaining power and notching progress for decades amassing funds, honing their messaging, and crafting policies. While support for public education today is stronger than ever, the movement to save our schools remains fragmented, variable, and voluntary. Meanwhile, those set on destroying this beloved institution are unified, patient, and well-resourced. In A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door, Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider, co-hosts of the popular education podcast Have You Heard, lay out the increasingly potent network of conservative elected officials, advocacy groups, funders, and think tanks that have aligned behind a radical vision to unmake public education. They describe the dogma underpinning the work of the dismantlers and how it fits into the current political context, giving readers an up-close look at the policies school vouchers, the war on teachers' unions, tax credit scholarships, virtual schools, and more driving the movement's agenda. Finally they look forward, surveying the world the dismantlers threaten to build. As teachers from coast to coast mobilize with renewed vigor, this smart, essential book sounds an alarm, one that should incite a public reckoning on behalf of the millions of families served by the American educational system and many more who stand to suffer from its unmaking |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-250). |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 11, 2020). |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781620974957 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1620974959 (electronic book) |
| Publisher number | EB00786386 Recorded Books |
| Stock number | B2D59D5D-4682-44EB-9BFC-1EDE69AF1D12 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |