Sunday, October 23, 2011

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Murdoch's horrifying vision of public education

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Murdoch's horrifying vision of public education:

Murdoch's horrifying vision of public education

Rupert Murdoch (r) shakes hands with former New York City schools chief and now News Corp. employee Joel Klein during Murdoch’s keynote address at the National Summit on Education Reform. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Julianne Hing writes for Colorlines:
Banish the image of a classic American classroom from your mind—chalkboard, desks and all. The future of education has arrived, and next-era classrooms look like, well, call centers: students