Schooling in the Ownership Society: Big money to be made in the teacher evaluation biz

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Big money to be made in the teacher evaluation biz:

Big money to be made in the teacher evaluation biz

by Mike Klonsky

Education reforms translate into big money for private groups writes Sarah Garland in the Oct. 24th American Prospect. Following the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, states paid millions of dollars annually to companies to develop and administer the standardized tests required under the law. Companies also cashed in on a provision mandating tutoring for students at struggling schools. Now, a movement to overhaul the teaching profession is creating a new source of revenue for those in the business of education.
Among those cashing in on teacher evaluation, according to Garland, are: