Schooling in the Ownership Society: The death of Philly's public school system

Schooling in the Ownership Society: The death of Philly's public school system:

The death of Philly's public school system

by Mike Klonsky

Coming soon to your city -- if it hasn't already got there
 

Here's what a state takeover, a decade of corporate-style "reform" under the so-called School Reform Commission, and privatization have done to Philadelphia's public schools. 

Writes Kathy Matheson, Associated Press:

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The City of Brotherly Love is boiling over with frustration. It's not just the $700 million in education cuts this past year. It's not just a loss of state aid, which led to a massive rally and 14 arrests. And it's not just the plan to close 40 of Philadelphia's 249 schools within a year.

"For 10 years we've lived with promises that privatization and choice options