How to talk to your family about charter schools during the holidays
What you should say when someone starts dissing traditional, neighborhood public schools and hyping up charter schools.
November 2019
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.
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.
People are fighting water privatization right now from Chile to the Rust Belt
Residents of a small Ohio city are pushing back against the proposed sale of their water and wastewater systems.
November 2019
D.C. School Accountability Report: Scott Pearson to step down | Rocketship kidnapping | and more
Our pick of recent news about the privatization of public education in the District and the families, students, and teachers fighting back.
November 2019
Guide: Understanding and Evaluating Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships in the Water Sector
This guide aims to help advocates, policymakers, and other stakeholders better understand and analyze water infrastructure project proposals, contracts, and related legislation.
November 2019
D.C. charter school chain faces off against neighborhood
Cashing in on Kids is In the Public Interest‘s 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. San Diego [...]
November 2019
San Diego charter school in “meltdown mode” over money and safety problems
Our pick of recent news about the effort to privatize public education in California and the families, students, and teachers fighting back.
November 2019
Californians should own the state’s largest for-profit power utility, not Wall Street
Lessons from recent social science research show who should not be allowed to own PG&E—namely Wall Street.
October 2019
D.C. School Accountability Report: Charter enrollment dropping | Right-wing think tanks use D.C. as [...]
In the Public Interest's pick of recent news about the privatization of public education in the District and the families, students, and teachers fighting back.
October 2019
Now is the best time since 2016 to invest in private prisons, says Wall Street
Stocks in CoreCivic and GEO Group have fallen about 35 percent since June. But business is looking up.
October 2019
Research Brief: Background information on charter schools
A collection of research designed to help communities grapple with how best to fit charter schools into their educational systems.
October 2019
Privatizing D.C.’s Medicaid system makes zero sense—not even to save money
The nation’s capital recently announced it plans to fully privatize its Medicaid program—which is chilling news. Yes, most of D.C.’s Medicaid recipients already have their health care managed by private insurance [...]
October 2019
Memos: The Potential Pitfalls of Privatization
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 [...]
August 2019
Research Brief: As Wall Street Banks Sever Ties, Private Prison Companies Stand to Lose Over $1.9B [...]
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 [...]
July 2019
Guide: 10 questions to ask before any privatization deal
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 [...]
June 2019
Report: Examining California’s charter school appeals process
In 1992, California’s legislature passed a bill allowing for the creation of charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately managed. Almost three decades later, the state has the country’s largest charter [...]
June 2019