The Business of Education: Networks of Power and Wealth in America

The Business of Education Networks of Power and Wealth in America 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.Additional ISBNs9781315465418, 9781315465388, 9781315465401, 9781138206274The Business of Education: Networks of Power and Wealth in America 1st Edition is written by Joel Spring and published by Routledge. ISBNs for The Business of Education are 9781315465395, 1315465396 and the print ISBNs are 9781138206267, 1138206261. Additional ISBNs include 9781315465418, 9781315465388, 9781315465401, 9781138206274.