Schooling in the Ownership Society: The right-wing school privatization movement tries to change its image

Schooling in the Ownership Society: The right-wing school privatization movement tries to change its image:

The right-wing school privatization movement tries to change its image

by Mike Klonsky

In June 1995, the economist Milton Friedman wrote an article for the Washington Post promoting the use of public education funds for private schools as a way to transfer the nation’s public school systems to the private sector. "Vouchers," he wrote, "are not an end in themselves; they are a means to make a transition from a government to a market system."

Rachel Tabachnick, a researcher and writer on issues pertaining to the Religious Right, has put together a