Neolibs and Neocons in House Join Forces on Charter Schools
As the President warms up his teleprompter for this evening's big speech, the House is talking up H.R. 2218, a bill intended to hasten the corporatization of K12 schools and the further demise of public education, from pre-K through College. The numbers haven't been worked out yet, but hundreds of millions and maybe billions in public school funds will end up diverted to corporate welfare charter schools if this bill becomes law. The Bill contains grant provisions for charter schools and charter school construction, which no doubt will fit in nicely with Obama's plan to finally fund some school construction. Could the big announcement this evening provide cover for supporting this bill to fully energize the resegregation of American schools?
Charter schools offer a terrific example of the coalesence of both neoliberal and neconservative goals around a single issue, even though both sides are coming from different angles. In the case of neolibs like the George Miller (one of 2 Dems co-sponsoring this school corporatization plan), they favor the No Excuses charters as a
Charter schools offer a terrific example of the coalesence of both neoliberal and neconservative goals around a single issue, even though both sides are coming from different angles. In the case of neolibs like the George Miller (one of 2 Dems co-sponsoring this school corporatization plan), they favor the No Excuses charters as a
