A collection of research designed to help communities grapple with how best to fit charter schools into their educational systems.

In 2019, In the Public Interest, along with Local Progress, produced four memos outlining the potential pitfalls of the privatization of public goods and services. Download them here: Why You Should Be Wary of PrivatizationA [...]

This year, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, SunTrust, BNP Paribas, and Fifth Third Bancorp publicly announced that they would no longer provide any new financing to the private prison industry.  Together [...]

Privatization, the handing over of public goods and services to corporations, remains all the rage. The promises are always oversold — we get cost overruns instead of cost savings, less transparency, and cut corners [...]