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The Swindle of Innovative Educational Finance

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Swindle of Innovative Educational Finance
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kenneth J. Saltman
SeriesForerunners: Ideas First
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:124
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 127
ISBN/Barcode 9781517900892
ClassificationsDewey:379.73
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 17 October 2018
Publication Country United States

Description

How "innovative" finance schemes skim public wealth while hijacking public governance Charter school expansion. Vouchers. Scholarship tax credit programs. The Swindle of Innovative Educational Finance offers a new social theory to explain why these and other privatization policies and programs win support despite being unsupported by empirical e

Author Biography

Kenneth J. Saltman is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. His books include Scripted Bodies: Corporate Power, Smart Technologies, and the Undoing of Public Education and The Politics of Education: A Critical Introduction.

Reviews

"Most clearly it will appeal to an audience with strong views against privatization, but this work is also worth reading for those who favor privatization as it highlights a number of areas where improvements could be made in order to better promote the public good." -Teachers College Record