Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

Episode 75: Buy the Book


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As charter school debates play out at the local level, out-of-state donors are contributing millions of dollars to school board campaigns in cities like Los Angeles and Denver. Professor Sarah Reckhow breaks down who donates and what that money does.

For More on this Topic:

  • Read her two-page brief, Can Philanthropists Engineer Effective School Reforms?
  • Check out her research discussed in Futurity and her article "Outsiders with Deep Pockets."

Further Reading:

  • The Promising Launch of Community-Oriented Charter Schools in New Orleans, Brian R. Beabout, University of New Orleans, Joseph L. Boselovic, Loyola University New Orleans, SSN Basic Facts
  • Is Wall Street Looking to Profit from School Reform?, Jeff Faux, Economic Policy Institute
  • Rhetoric and Reality in the "All Charter" Approach to School Reform in New Orleans, J. Celeste Lay, Tulane University, SSN Basic Facts
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