Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Detroit--New Orleans without the flood

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Detroit--New Orleans without the flood

Detroit--New Orleans without the flood

by Mike Klonsky

Democracy Now! reports that the closures of 45 schools to be replaced by 75 privately-run charters is actually a move to privatize the entire public school system. Private foundations are ponying up hundreds of millions of dollars to fund school reform, but the public has little to no say in how the money is spent.

The foundations are not only going to be providing money to start new schools, they’re also setting