Ignoring poverty in the U.S. : the corporate takeover of public education

• Main Author: Thomas, P. L. 1961- (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2012]
• Subjects: Business and education > United States.; Education > Economic aspects > United States.; Poor children > Education > United States.; Education and state > United States.; Public schools > United States.; Educational equalization > United States.; Education > Educational Policy & Reform > General.; Independent schools, private education.; Educational strategies and policy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806615346
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-785-5
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxviii, 260 pages)

Ignoring Poverty in the U.S.: The Corporate Takeover of Public Education examines the divide between a 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 a...