Who Is Behind the Assault on Public Schools?

PUBLIC schools -- United States -- History; PUBLIC education reform; EDUCATIONAL change -- United States -- History; EDUCATIONAL planning; SCHOOL restructuring

The article examines the systemic assault and takeover of public schools in the U.S. by corporations and private foundations. Topics include the social ramifications and political conflicts of school reform, the aims and motives of school reformers, and the views of their progressive opponents. Also discussed are the influential interpretations of the school reform movement and the drivers and underlying aims of school reform.