Conflict of Interests: The Politics of American Education
Providing a critical understanding of the political and social forces shaping educational politics in the United States, this concise text describes and analyzes how policy is made for American schools and its effect on all of our lives and thinking. Joel Spring argues that the politics of Education is driven by a complex interrelationship between politicians, private foundations and think tanks, teachers’ unions, special-interest groups, educational politicians, school administrators, boards...
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Spring (New School University) looks at the political and social forces shaping educational policy in the US and analyzes how policy is made for American schools. He argues that the politics of American education are driven by the interrelationships between politicians, private foundations, teachers' unions, special-interest groups, school administrators, and boards of education. He links current conflicts over educational policies to economics, culture, language, and equal opportunity. Discussion encompasses textbook publishing, standardized testing, and the political uses of the judicial system. This fourth edition offers expanded coverage of school finance, school choice and vouchers, and accountability. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Preface1Educational Politicians and the Doctors of Spin12Sources of Conflict: Power and Knowledge293Sources of Conflict: The Economics of Education534Sources of Conflict: The Educational Establishment715Political Organization and Student Achievement796Reinvention of the School, Systemic Reform, and Federal Policies917State Politics of Education1118Local Politics of Education1339The Knowledge Industry16110The Political Uses of the Courts17911The Political Control of Education in a Free Society195Index203
