Ignoring poverty in the U.S.
Subtitle: the corporate takeover of public education
By: by P. L. Thomas
Publisher: Information Age Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charlotte, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781617357831; 9781617357848; 9781617357855
Subjects: Business and education; Educational equalization; Public schools; Education; Poor children; Education and state
Description: "[This book] examines the divide between commitment to public education and our cultural myths and more powerful commitment to consumerism and corporate America. The book addresses poverty in the context of the following: the historical and conflicting purposes in publisc education, how schools became postivistic/behavioural in our quest to produce workers for industry; the accountability era, ..." --Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.