Maurice T. Cunningham
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This book goes deep behind the scenes of school privatization campaigns to expose the complex networks of funding that sustain these efforts - often h
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idden from the view of the public. Using the example of a 2016 Massachusetts charter school referendum, Cunningham shows how wealthy individuals support charter school expansion through so-called “social welfare” organizations, thereby obscuring the true sources of funding while influencing major public policy votes. With vast wealth and a political agenda, foundations have helped to reshape the reform landscape in urban education.
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