The Swindle of Innovative Educational Finance
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
The Swindle of Innovative Educational Finance
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Kenneth J. Saltman
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| Series | Forerunners: Ideas First |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:124 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 127 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781517900892
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| Classifications | Dewey:379.73 |
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| Audience | | General | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
University of Minnesota Press
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| Imprint |
University of Minnesota Press
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| Publication Date |
17 October 2018 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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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
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