| Description |
xxi, 282 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: Deceiving Democracy -- 2. The Campaign of 2016 -- 3. Boardroom Progressives or Rich Peoples Movement? -- 4. Secret Funders: Oligarchs United -- 5. Political Fronts -- 6. Upstream Money and Downstream Money: The Hidden Flow of Funds -- 7. Democrats for Education Reform and the Inside Job -- 8. Racial Perceptions, Racial Realities -- 9. After 2016: Money Never Sleeps -- 10. Conclusion: Defeating Dark Money in School PrivatizationAnd Everywhere Else. |
| Summary |
This book goes deep behind the scenes of school privatization campaigns to expose the complex networks of funding that sustain these efforts - often hidden from the view of the public. Using the example of a 2016 Massachusetts charter school referendum, Cunningham shows how wealthy individuals support charter school expansion through so-called "social welfare" organizations, thereby obscuring the true sources of funding while influencing major public policy votes. With vast wealth and a political agenda, foundations have helped to reshape the reform landscape in urban education. -- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Privatization in education -- Massachusetts.
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Charter schools -- Massachusetts.
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Campaign funds -- Massachusetts.
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Campaign funds. (OCoLC)fst00844844
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Charter schools. (OCoLC)fst00852525
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Privatization in education. (OCoLC)fst01077670
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Massachusetts. (OCoLC)fst01204307
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| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9783030732646 |
| ISBN |
9783030732639 (pbk.) : $29.99 |
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3030732630 (pbk.) |
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