RT Article
T1 From 3 R's to 3 C's: Corporate Curriculum And Culture in Public Schools
JF Social justice
VO 32
IS 3
SP 72
OP 88
A1 Mahiri, Jabari
LA English
YR 2005
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747157791
AB Part of a special issue on challenging corporate control of schools and communities. The writer discusses the current extent of collusion between corporations, banks, and governments with regard to public education in the U.S. in the quest to maximize profits. He argues that textbook corporations that promote scripted curriculums linked to standardized tests contribute to the process of ensuring support for U.S. commercial and political interests. Noting that teachers, students, parents, and community members are now fighting this form of corporate takeover and control of public schools, he charts the struggle of one such group, the Alliance for Meaningful Education in northern California's West Contra Costa Unified School District.
K1 Community-school relationships
K1 Secondary education research
K1 School districts
K1 Public Schools
K1 secondary education
K1 Curriculum
K1 Textbooks
K1 Business & education
K1 Decision making -- United States
K1 Education -- United States
K1 education policy