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Report: Private prison corporations primed to cash in on Trump’s immigration executive order June 2018In the Public Interest
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In the Public Interest
Democracy, shared prosperity, and the common good
In the Public Interest is a comprehensive research and policy center on privatization and responsible contracting.
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Report: The Cost of Charter Schools for Public School Districts May 2018Weekly privatization report: From immigrant detention to charter schools | What privatization really is | and more
Here’s our weekly analysis of privatization in the news and in communities nationwide, in order by sector. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS A nonprofit that’s been awarded almost [...]
March 2019
Weekly privatization report: JPMorgan Chase finally divests | Atlanta fights “portfolio [...]
Here’s our weekly analysis of privatization in the news and in communities nationwide, in order by sector. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS JPMorgan Chase has yielded to pressure [...]
March 2019
Calls for a charter school moratorium in California are growing louder
Across California, education leaders, teachers, and parents are realizing that the state’s nearly three-decade-old charter school law needs to be updated. In January, the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to [...]
March 2019
D.C.’s charter school transparency policies fall short of nationwide state-level standards
In the wake of unexpected news that a prominent charter school is closing at the end of the school year, Washington, D.C.’s public education community is actively debating the issue of transparency. Many [...]
March 2019
Weekly privatization report: Big St. Louis airport vote | Private prison lobbying ramps up | and [...]
Here’s our weekly analysis of privatization in the news and in communities nationwide, in order by sector. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS Tomorrow’s vote for president of the St. [...]
March 2019
California School Accountability Report: Calls for charter moratorium grow | The real story in Oakland | and more
Here’s our pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Calls for charter moratorium grow.This week, the West Contra Costa Unified [...]
March 2019
Weekly privatization report: Oakland teachers still striking | Private prison corps see gold | and [...]
Here’s our weekly analysis of privatization in the news and in communities nationwide, in order by sector. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS Oakland teachers went out on strike [...]
February 2019
Weekly privatization report: How charter schools relate to Oakland strike | Infrastructure [...]
Here’s our weekly analysis of privatization in the news and in communities nationwide, in order by sector. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. This week’s highlights: Oakland teachers will go on strike this [...]
February 2019
Former San Diego charter school parent says daughter experienced “neglect and false [...]
I want to share a parent’s note that reminded me why In the Public Interest focuses on public education. Deb Zehr is the mother of nine-year-old Suraya, who recently left a San Diego charter school to attend a traditional, [...]
February 2019
Cashing in on Kids: The school security gold rush | Critiquing the “portfolio model” | [...]
Cashing in on Kids is our pick of recent news about the privatization of public education. Not a subscriber? Sign up. Make sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Is school security the next gold [...]
February 2019
Weekly privatization report: Private prisons at center of shutdown debate | Amazon bucks | and more
Here’s our weekly analysis of privatization in the news and in communities nationwide, in order by state. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. This week’s highlights: Immigration detention, the majority of which is [...]
February 2019
California School Accountability Report: State to study charter impact | Explaining Prop 39 | and [...]
Here’s our pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Is unlimited charter school growth sustainable? We might soon find [...]
February 2019
Weekly privatization report: VA privatization on the horizon? | Koch bros on education | and more
Here’s our weekly analysis of privatization in the news and in communities nationwide, in order by state. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. This week’s highlights: The VA has released a [...]
February 2019
Weekly privatization report: How running government “like a business” became bipartisan [...]
Here’s our weekly analysis of privatization in the news and in communities nationwide, in order by state. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Just want the highlights? LA teachers not only won lower class sizes but also [...]
January 2019
Weekly privatization report: Charter teachers join strike | The end of privatization?
Here’s our weekly analysis of privatization in the news and in communities nationwide, in order by state. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. 1) National/California: “What does the LA strike have to do [...]
January 2019