{"product_id":"the-gates-foundation-and-the-philip-e-kovacs-9780415873345","title":"The Gates Foundation and the Future of Us Public Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere has been much public praise for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's efforts to reform public education. However, few scholars have engaged substantively and critically with the organization's work. While the Gates Foundation is the single largest supporter by far of \"choice\" initiatives particularly with regard to charter school formation, it is pushing public school privatization through a wide array of initiatives and in conjunction with a number of other foundations. What are the implications for a public system as control over educational policy and priority is concentrated under one of the richest people on the planet in ways that foster de-unionization and teacher de-skilling while homogenizing school models and curriculum? \u003cem\u003eThe Gates Foundation and the Future of US \"Public\" Schools\u003c\/em\u003e addresses this crucial, unanswered question while investigating the relationships between the Gates Foundation and other think tanks, government, and corporate institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip E. Kovacs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415873347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415873345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.65w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 216","brand":"Philip E. Kovacs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064967606527,"sku":"9780415873345","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25d4b939-6f5e-4410-9c82-e644353e8260.jpg?v=1768672246","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gates-foundation-and-the-philip-e-kovacs-9780415873345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}