 |
 |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Home > Archives > Volume 16 No. 4- Summer 2002 > Philly Students Protest Edison |
|
Philly Students Protest Edison |
|
Public school supporters and students blocked the entrance to a Philadelphia school district building April 17. The day before, 42 Philadelphia public schools were turned over to private for-profit companies, nonprofit agencies, and universities. Edison Schools Inc., the country's largest for-profit education management company, was given contracts to run 20 schools. (For the Austin, TX evaluation of Edison, see page 21.) Summer 2002 |
CONTENTS Vermont May Reject Federal Money Not All Inequality Bothers Bush Obituary: The Bilingual Education Act, 1968-2002Israel, Palestine and Teaching: A Rethinking Schools Editorial Student Handout: Salt of the Earth Philly Students Protest Edison Social Studies Standards for What? Letter From Michelle to Harcourt Researching Presidents and Slavery Race, Testing, and the Miner's CanaryWhy Talk about White Privilege? The Golden Arches Come to School Math, SAT Tests, and Racial Profiling Websites on Palestine and Israel DEPARTMENTS |
 |
|
|
|||||
| ORDER | Current Issue | Article Index | Archives | Web Resources | Publications | Just For Fun | Who We Are | | |||||
|
|||||
|
© 2002 Rethinking Schools * 1001 E. Keefe Avenue, Milwaukee, WI
53212 * Phone(414) 964-9646, or (800) 669-4192, |
|||||