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In the Public Interest

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.

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Blog Weekly Privatization Report

Weekly privatization report: The federal government is pushing charter corporatization | A privatized DC Metro? | 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 Two prominent nationwide charter school [...]
April 2019

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Data Brief: The Wall Street Banks Still Financing Private Prisons April 2019

Blog Weekly Privatization Report

Weekly privatization report: Bay Area P3 is failing | Alabama looking to private prisons | 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 Results from California’s Presidio [...]
April 2019
Blog Education

California School Accountability Report: Prop 39 fight in Carson | Can Gavin Newsom break the [...]

Here’s our pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Prop 39 fight in Carson.A plan to locate a charter school in the same space as [...]
April 2019
Blog Weekly Privatization Report

Weekly privatization report: Charter special ed failure in Louisiana | Water corporation takes big [...]

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 Louisiana officials are recommending to [...]
April 2019
Blog Weekly Privatization Report

Weekly privatization report: Skirt rule slashed at NC charter school | Private prison exec [...]

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 North Carolina charter school’s [...]
April 2019
Blog Charter Schools Education

California School Accountability Report: Sign this petition to hold charter schools accountable

Here’s our pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Sign this petition to hold charter schools accountable. Educators for [...]
March 2019
Blog Weekly Privatization Report

Weekly privatization report: Public education attacked in Florida | Indianapolis leaves private prison behind | 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 Florida Republicans have introduced two bills [...]
March 2019
Blog Weekly Privatization Report

Weekly privatization report: From immigrant detention to charter schools | What privatization [...]

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
Blog Weekly Privatization Report

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
Blog Charter Schools Education

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
Blog Charter Schools Education

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
Blog Weekly Privatization Report

Weekly privatization report: Big St. Louis airport vote | Private prison lobbying ramps up | 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 Tomorrow’s vote for president of the St. [...]
March 2019
Blog Charter Schools Education

California School Accountability Report: Calls for charter moratorium grow | The real story in [...]

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
Blog Weekly Privatization Report

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

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