1st Edition

The Business of Education Networks of Power and Wealth in America

    176 Pages
    by Routledge

    176 Pages
    by Routledge

    The Business of Education—a comprehensive view of how education policy is made in the US and, in some cases, globally—analyzes and critiques the influence of educational policy networks in a wide range of contexts and from a variety of perspectives, including testing, college preparation, juvenile detention centers, special education, the arts, teacher evaluation systems, education of undocumented immigrants, college faculty preparation, and financial aid. A network chart in most chapters illustrates how the major political actors, mainly private philanthropic foundations, for-profit companies, government officials, and politicians involved in the network, are linked. Joel Spring, internationally renowned scholar and analyst of educational policy, situates and frames the network studies in an introduction discussing general theories of education policy networks.

    Preface

    Chapter 1 The New Politics of American Education

    Joel Spring

    Chapter 2 Admitting Privilege

    John Eric Frankson

    Chapter 3 AVID About College: A Look into AVID’s Governing Structure

    Robert P. Robinson

    Chapter 4 A Not So Individualized Education Plan: Examining NYC DOE Contract with MAXIMUS That Brought us SESIS

    Amy Goods

    Chapter 5 Turning Against (Public) Arts Education: An Arts Perspective of the Business of Education

    Robert Randazzo

    Chapter 6 Policy Networks and Political Decisions Influencing the Dream Act: The Power of the Dreamers

    Aminata Diop

    Chapter 7 The Call for Faculty Preparation

    Diane Price Banks

    Chapter 8 Exploring Federal Financial Aid Networks – Who Cares and Why?

    Corie McCallum

    Chapter 9 A Political Economy of Incarceration: Race, Schooling and the Criminal Justice System

    Sakina Laksimi-Morrow

    Chapter 10 A Shared Path to Success: The Promise and Challenge of Special Education in New York City

    Melanie Waller

    List of Contributors

    Index

    Biography

    Joel Spring is Professor at Queens College/City University of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA.

    John Eric Frankson is Assistant Program Officer in the Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA.

    Corie A. McCallum is Student Life Specialist/Student Conduct Advisor at New York City College of Technology/City University of New York, USA.

    Diane Price Banks is an Instructor in the Biological Sciences Department at Bronx Community College/City University of New York, USA.