{"product_id":"9781620974940","title":"A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door","description":"Author: Jack Schneider\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781620974940\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Press, The\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Jan 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA trenchant analysis of how public education is being destroyed in overt and deceptive ways-and how to fight back\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful analysis of the predatory, profit-seeking forces that threaten our nation's public schools. . . . If you care about the future of our society, read this book.\" -Diane Ravitch, author of Slaying Goliath and Reign of Error\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e expose the potent network of conservative elected officials, advocacy groups, funders, and think tanks that are pushing a radical vision to do away with public education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cut[ing] through the rhetorical fog surrounding a host of free-market reforms and innovations\" (Mike Rose), Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire lay bare the dogma of privatization and reveal how it fits into the current context of right-wing political movements. A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door \"goes above and beyond the typical explanations\" (SchoolPolicy.org), giving readers an up-close look at the policies-school vouchers, the war on teachers' unions, tax credit scholarships, virtual schools, and more-driving the movement's agenda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"well-researched, carefully argued, and alarming\" by Library Journal, this smart, essential book has already incited a public reckoning on behalf of the millions of families served by the American educational system-and many more who stand to suffer from its unmaking. \"Just as with good sci-fi,\" according to Jacobin, \"the authors make a compelling case that, based on our current trajectory, a nightmare future is closer than we think.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920664838302,"sku":"ING-9781620974940","price":50.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781620974940.jpg?v=1782827383","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781620974940","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}