{"product_id":"conservative-philanthropies-and-organizations-shaping-kathleen-demarrais-9781975503000","title":"Conservative Philanthropies and Organizations Shaping U.S. Educational Policy and Practice","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 2021 SPE Outstanding Book Award Winner \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerican public education has been under assault for the last few decades as a \"broken\" system that needs a complete overhaul. In large part, these opinions are offered by people and organizations who know little about schools. But who are these influencers? This book is about conservative philanthropies, the organizations and individuals within their networks, and the strategies they use to shape educational policy and practice in K-12 and higher education. Each chapter examines a philanthropy, philanthropic network, or corporation focused on pushing an agenda of individualism, privatization, and conservative ideologies. Based in extensive research, including the tax filings of specific philanthropic foundations, the authors demonstrate how the philanthropic elite work within federal, state, and local governmental contexts to influence policy and practice. Within a global context of increasing wealth inequality, the authors question the motivations of these privileged few to withhold tax dollars from the US treasury where duly elected representatives can determine how tax dollars are used to benefit society. By allowing these philanthropic organizations tax exemptions under the guise of assumed benevolence, are citizens giving up their ability to hold these organizations accountable for how the money is spent? This book, aimed at a general audience of educators, provides the in-depth knowledge necessary to understand and resist private control of public policies and institutions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for courses such as: \u003c\/b\u003ePolitics of Education Philanthropic Studies Policy Studies and Higher Education Social Foundations of Education Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education Education Policy Seminar Sociology of Education Managing Educational Organizations in a Diverse Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Demarrais\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1975503007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781975503000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Myers Education Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.70w x 0.80d","brand":"Kathleen Demarrais","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097112617215,"sku":"9781975503000","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conservative-philanthropies-and-organizations-shaping-kathleen-demarrais-9781975503000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}