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Schooling in the Ownership Society: A good blog post on 'Billionaire Education Policy'

Schooling in the Ownership Society: A good blog post on 'Billionaire Education Policy':

A good blog post on 'Billionaire Education Policy'

The word “policy” makes us think of politicians and bureaucrats. But what happens when powerful policy-makers aren’t elected or appointed? Today, billionaires are shaping education policy in the United States. Buying political influence—-even legally... -- Robin Rogers
Rogers, is an associate professor of sociology at Queens College and the Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY). She is the author of “Why Philanthro-policymaking Matters” in The Politics of Philanthrocapitalism, Society 2011. In the first of two posts at the Education Optimists blog, Rogers writes about"Billionaire Education Policy," which is also the title of her forthcoming book.