{"product_id":"dark-money-and-the-politics-of-school-privatization-paperback","title":"Dark Money and the Politics of School Privatization - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaurice T. Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book goes deep behind the scenes of school privatization campaigns to expose the complex networks of funding that sustain these efforts - often hidden from the view of the public. Using the example of a 2016 Massachusetts charter school referendum, Cunningham shows how wealthy individuals support charter school expansion through so-called \"social welfare\" organizations, thereby obscuring the true sources of funding while influencing major public policy votes. With vast wealth and a political agenda, foundations have helped to reshape the reform landscape in urban education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book goes deep behind the scenes of school privatization campaigns to expose the complex networks of funding that sustain these efforts - often hidden from the view of the public. Using the example of a 2016 Massachusetts charter school referendum, Cunningham shows how wealthy individuals support charter school expansion through so-called \"social welfare\" organizations, thereby obscuring the true sources of funding while influencing major public policy votes. With vast wealth and a political agenda, foundations have helped to reshape the reform landscape in urban education.\u003cbr\u003e\"Cunningham's book is a valuable guide to the dark money funding the privatization of our public schools. As a champion of transparency and accountability, his writings literally changed the outcome of an important election in Massachusetts. We need many more like him!\" - \u003cb\u003eDiane Ravitch\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eSlaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book offers a detailed description of an important state political battle between charter school supporters and opponents. Yet the work's real strength lies in the author's investigative reporting showing that political systems which are supposed to be transparent are anything but.\" - \u003cb\u003eRobert Maranto\u003c\/b\u003e, Editor, \u003ci\u003eJournal of School Choice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cunningham shows that when the billionaires behind privatization schemes are unmasked, they can be defeated. This urgent how-to story should be read, shared, and applied.\" - \u003cb\u003eNancy MacLean\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Using Massachusetts as a case study, Cunningham explores the ways that plutocrats have begun to leverage dark money in their efforts to pull apart the last great vestige of public life in the United States: our public schools.\" - \u003cb\u003eJack Schneider\u003c\/b\u003e, co-author of \u003ci\u003eA Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaurice T. Cunningham \u003c\/b\u003ewas Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA from 1999 through 2021. He is a co-founder of the popular \u003ci\u003eMassPoliticsProfs.org\u003c\/i\u003e blog. He has received awards for his work on dark money from the Massachusetts Association of School Committees and the Massachusetts Teachers Association.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47502590771378,"sku":"9783030732639","price":41.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9f3a89df07c062aaf2db59b0490a8f46.webp?v=1779468175","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/dark-money-and-the-politics-of-school-privatization-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}