The assault on public education : confronting the politics of corporate school reform / edited by William H. Watkins ; foreword by Michael W. Apple.

Incluye referencias bibliográficas e indice.

New social order : an educator looks at economics, politics, and race / William H. Watkins -- Neoliberal urbanism, race, and urban school reform / Pauline Lipman -- Rise of venture philanthropy and the ongoing neoliberal assault on public education : the Eli and Edythe Broad foundation / Kenneth Saltman -- Test today, privatize tomorrow : using accountability to "reform" public schools to death / Alfie Kohn -- Neoliberal agenda and the response of teachers unions / Jack Gerson -- Role of the religious right in restructuring education / Malila N. Robinson, Catherine A. Lugg -- Resuscitating bad science : eugenics past and present / Ann G. Winfield -- "It's all about the dollars" : charter schools, educational policy, and the racial market in New Orleans / Kristen L. Buras -- Re-imagining public education / William H. Watkins.

In this interdisciplinary volume, William Watkins has brought together scholars and activists to address some of the most urgent issues facing public education. What is underneath and behind the language of choice, efficiency, and improvement in current neoliberal discourse? How will urban and poor populations be affected? Will privatization lead to increased stratification in our schools? How can public education not only be saved but re-imagined? Contributors explore and critique corporate school reform to both inform and serve as an organizing tool for teachers, parents, students, and citizens committed to genuine public education.