A trenchant analysis of how public education is being destroyed in
overt and deceptive ways--and how to fight back
**"A powerful analysis of the predatory, profit-seeking forces that
threaten our nation's public schools. . . . If you care about the future
of our society, read this book." --Diane Ravitch, author of Slaying
Goliath and *Reign of Error
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**In the "vigorous, well-informed" (Kirkus Reviews) A Wolf at the
Schoolhouse Door, the co-hosts of the popular education podcast Have
You Heard expose the potent network of conservative elected officials,
advocacy groups, funders, and think tanks that are pushing a radical
vision to do away with public education.
"Cut[ing] through the rhetorical fog surrounding a host of free-market
reforms and innovations" (Mike Rose), Jack Schneider and Jennifer
Berkshire lay bare the dogma of privatization and reveal how it fits
into the current context of right-wing political movements. A Wolf at
the Schoolhouse Door "goes above and beyond the typical explanations"
(SchoolPolicy.org), giving readers an up-close look at the
policies--school vouchers, the war on teachers' unions, tax credit
scholarships, virtual schools, and more--driving the movement's agenda.
Called "well-researched, carefully argued, and alarming" by Library
Journal, this smart, essential book has already incited a public
reckoning on behalf of the millions of families served by the American
educational system--and many more who stand to suffer from its unmaking.
"Just as with good sci-fi," according to Jacobin, "the authors make a
compelling case that, based on our current trajectory, a nightmare
future is closer than we think."
