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Horaces Hope, Friedmans Folly - The Purpose Promise of Public Common Schools in a Democratic

English · Hardback

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Horace's Hope, Friedman's Folly explains the forces behind the current efforts to privatize education. It also works to debunk the idea that public education should be based on a capitalistic model of action that places education of our youth into the hands of corporations.

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Introduction
Chapter I: Schooling Alone: The Re-segregation of Our Schools by Color, Ethnicity and Creed
Chapter II: Local Control of education funding and spending is key to local control in public common schools in a republic
Chapter III: "The public should no longer remain ignorant"
Chapter IV: Horace's Hope and Intent
Chapter V: Paying for Public Common Schools
Chapter VI: "That this education must be non-sectarian"
Chapter VII: Why we have Separation of Church and State
Chapter VIII: That education should be provided by well-trained, professional teachers
Chapter IX: Restoring Hope to our Educational Efforts in a Republic
Afterword
About the Author
Index


About the author

Curtis J. Cardine has served as a teacher, principal, corporate officer, and superintendent in New Hampshire public schools and Arizona charter schools. He is currently a research fellow for the Grand Canyon Institute, author and a nationally recognized expert on charter and public school finances and governance.

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Horace's Hope, Friedman's Folly explains the forces behind the current efforts to privatize education. It also works to debunk the idea that public education should be based on a capitalistic model of action that places education of our youth into the hands of corporations.

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