Small Schools: Public School Reform Meets the Ownership Society (Positions: Education, Politics, and Culture)

When education activists in New York, Chicago, and other urban school districts in the 1980s began the small-schools movement, they envisioned a new kind of public school system that was fair and equitable and that encouraged new relationships between teachers and students. When that movement for school reform ran head-on into the neo-conservative takeover of the Department of Education and its No Child Left Behind strategy for school change, a new model of federal power bent on the erosion of public space and the privatization of public schooling emerged. Michael and Susan Klonsky, educators who were among the early leaders of the small-schools movement, tell the story of how a once-promising model of creating new small and charter schools has been used by the neocons to reproduce many of the old inequities. Small Schools is the engaging story of what happens when the small-schools movement meets the Ownership Society. When Education Activists In New York, Chicago, And Other Urban School Districts In The 1980s Began The Small-schools Movement, They Envisioned A New Kind Of Public School System That Was Fair And Equitable And That Encouraged New Relationships Between Teachers And Students. When That Movement For School Reform Ran Head-on Into The Neo-conservative Takeover Of The Department Of Education And Its No Child Left Behind Strategy For School Change, A New Model Of Federal Power Bent On The Erosion Of Public Space And The Privatization Of Public Schooling Emerged. Michael And Susan Klonsky, Educators Who Were Among The Early Leaders Of The Small-schools Movement, Tell The Story Of How A Once-promising Model Of Creating New Small And Charter Schools Has Been Used By The Neocons To Reproduce Many Of The Old Inequities. Small Schools: Public School Reform Meets The Ownership Society Is The Story Of What Happens When The Small-schools Movement Meets The Ownership Society.--book Jacket. The Small-schools Movement Meets The Ownership Society -- The Ownership Society -- Not Just A Bumper Sticker -- Chartering Private Management -- The Two Faces Of Philanthropy : Small Schools Along The Fault Lines Of Wealth And Class -- Think Tanks : The Brains Of The Ownership Society -- Alternatives To Top-down Reform. Michael Klonsky And Susan Klonsky. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [181]-200) And Index. BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 SERIES EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION......Page 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 10 INTRODUCTION TWO TRAINS RUNNING......Page 12 CHAPTER 1: THE SMALL-SCHOOLS MOVEMENT MEETS THE OWNERSHIP SOCIETY......Page 26 CHAPTER 2: THE OWNERSHIP SOCIETY —NOT JUST A BUMPER STICKER......Page 55 CHAPTER 3: CHARTERING PRIVATE MANAGEMENT......Page 97 CHAPTER 4: THE TWO FACES OF PHILANTHROPY: SMALL SCHOOLS ALONG THE FAULT LINES OF WEALTH AND CLASS......Page 136 CHAPTER 5: THINK TANKS: THE BRAINS OF THE OWNERSHIP SOCIETY......Page 160 CHAPTER 6: ALTERNATIVES TO TOP-DOWN REFORM......Page 174 NOTES......Page 192 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 204 INDEX......Page 212 Debatbog om hvordan privateriseringssamfundet nedbryder de tiltag til reform af det offentlige skolesystem, som lilleskole-bevægelsen har stået for i USA siden starten i New York og Chicago i 1980'erne, hvor man har stræbt mod et offentligt skolesystem, der var lige for alle