The End of Public Schools

by David Hursh

The End of Public Schools analyzes the effect of foundations, corporations, and non-governmental organizations on the rise of neoliberal principles in public education. By first contextualizing the privatization of education within the context of a larger educational crisis, and with particular emphasis on the Gates Foundation and influential state and national politicians, it describes how specific policies that limit public control are advanced across all levels. Informed by a thorough understanding of issues such as standardized testing, teacher tenure, and charter schools, David Hursh provides a political and pedagogical critique of the current school reform movement, as well details about the increasing resistance efforts on the part of parents, teachers, and the general public.

138 pages, Paperback

First published November 23, 2015

About the author

Associate professor in teaching and curriculum at the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester. His recent publications and political efforts focus on the relationship between neoliberal economic and education policies. Since 1999, he has been on the steering committee of the Coalition for Common Sense in Education, a group working to repeal high-stakes testing.
His most recent book is High Stakes Testing and the Decline of Teaching and Learning: The Real Crisis in Education (Rowman and Littlefield, 2008).

Reviews

[Ietrio]

The Reptilians from the Dark Side of the Moon are here. And they have a Satanic agenda against our two thousand years of public schools. And they are going to end all of this. And the humanity will plunge into darkness. It's pretty much what the Soviets experienced on their Planet. Or the Christians on their Planet.