{"product_id":"a-wolf-at-the-schoolhouse-jack-schneider-9781620977958","title":"A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA trenchant analysis of how public education is being destroyed in overt and deceptive ways-and how to fight back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A powerful analysis of the predatory, profit-seeking forces that threaten our nation's public schools. . . . If you care about the future of our society, read this book.\" --Diane Ravitch, author of \u003cem\u003eSlaying Goliath\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eReign of Error\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIn the \"vigorous, well-informed\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cem\u003eA Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door\u003c\/em\u003e, the co-hosts of the popular education podcast \u003cem\u003eHave You Heard\u003c\/em\u003e expose the potent network of conservative elected officials, advocacy groups, funders, and think tanks that are pushing a radical vision to do away with public education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cut[ing] through the rhetorical fog surrounding a host of free-market reforms and innovations\" (Mike Rose), Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire lay bare the dogma of privatization and reveal how it fits into the current context of right-wing political movements. \u003cem\u003eA Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door\u003c\/em\u003e \"goes above and beyond the typical explanations\" (SchoolPolicy.org), giving readers an up-close look at the policies--school vouchers, the war on teachers' unions, tax credit scholarships, virtual schools, and more--driving the movement's agenda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"well-researched, carefully argued, and alarming\" by \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, this smart, essential book has already incited a public reckoning on behalf of the millions of families served by the American educational system--and many more who stand to suffer from its unmaking. \"Just as with good sci-fi,\" according to \u003cem\u003eJacobin\u003c\/em\u003e, \"the authors make a compelling case that, based on our current trajectory, a nightmare future is closer than we think.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Schneider, Jennifer C. Berkshire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620977958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620977958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Jack Schneider","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076283035903,"sku":"9781620977958","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fb44cc6-cf33-4ecd-8ead-8f782d87fef0.jpg?v=1685464144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-wolf-at-the-schoolhouse-jack-schneider-9781620977958","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}