Why public schools? : voices from the United States and Canada

• Other Authors: View, Jenice L. (Editor), Laitsch, Daniel A. (Editor), Earley, Penelope M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2013.
• Subjects: Public schools > United States.; Public schools > Canada.; Education > United States.; Education > Canada.; Education > Schools > Types > Public.; Independent schools, private education.; Schools and pre-schools.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806614394
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-107-7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 179 pages) : illustrations

What is the purpose of public education? What is the value of taxpayer supported public schools? Who is invited to answer these questions? Except among policymakers, few publicly answer or debate these questions. Instead, the neoliberal forces of competition and deregulation seem to be driving educa...