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.
Author(s): Joel Spring, John Eric Frankson, Corie A. McCallum, Diane Price Banks (Editors)
Series: Sociocultural, Political, And Historical Studies In Education
Publisher: Routledge/Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 176
Tags: Business Of Education, Education And state, Education: Political aspects
Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
1 The New Politics of American Education......Page 12
2 Admitting Privilege......Page 27
3 AVID about College: A Look into AVID’s Governing Structure......Page 43
4 A Not So Individualized Education Plan: Examining NYC DOE Contract with Maximus that Brought Us SESIS......Page 56
5 Turning Against (Public) Arts Education: An Arts Perspective of the Business of Education......Page 69
6 Policy Networks and Political Decisions Influencing the Dream Act: The Power of the Dreamers......Page 80
7 The Call for Faculty Preparation......Page 94
8 Exploring Federal Financial Aid Networks: Who Cares and Why?......Page 116
9 A Political Economy of Incarceration: Race, Schooling, and the Criminal Justice System......Page 129
10 A Shared Path to Success: The Promise and Challenge of Special Education in New York City......Page 148
List of Contributors......Page 166
Index......Page 168
