Follow the money : how foundation dollars change public school politics
Reckhow, SarahAuthor
New York : Oxford University Press,
2013.
In this work, Sarah Reckhow shows where and how foundation investment in education is occurring and presents in-depth analysis of the effects of these investments within the two largest urban districts in the United States: New York City and Los Angeles.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
In this work, Sarah Reckhow shows where and how foundation investment in education is occurring and presents in-depth analysis of the effects of these investments within the two largest urban districts in the United States: New York City and Los Angeles.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Dec. 20, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the boardroom progressives -- Accountability, markets, and the philanthropic agenda -- Following the money from foundations to urban school districts -- From Annenberg to Gates -- A shadow bureaucracy -- Deliberative decentralization -- Conclusions and implications -- Appendix A: top 15 grant-makers to K-12 education, 2000 and 2005 -- Appendix B: grant recipient categories -- Appendix C: explanation of data -- Appendix D: surveys.
Public schools
Privatization in education
Education
Social Sciences
Theory & Practice of Education