Schooling in the Ownership Society: Murdoch: Public ed is a "near monopoly"

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Murdoch: Public ed is a "near monopoly"

Murdoch: Public ed is a "near monopoly"

by Mike Klonsky

Gates & Murdoch

Last year, Rupert Murdoch, owner of the world's second largest communications conglomerate, went on a tirade against U.S. public education, calling it a "near monopoly." It wasn't clear if Rupert meant that as a compliment or criticism for only achieving nearstatus.

Murdoch has also referred to public schools as "failure factories." He sounds an awful lot like Bill Gates orArne Duncan who often refers to inner-city high