Carpetbagging America’s Public Schools

Curtis J. Cardine

doi:10.5771/9781475840216

Carpetbagging America’s Public Schools

The Radical Reconstruction of Public Education

1. Edition 2017

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doi.org/10.5771/9781475840216
ISBN print: 978-1-4758-4019-3
ISBN online: 978-1-4758-4021-6
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Abstract

Carpetbagging America's Public Schools probes the financial intrigue underlying the charter school industry. This book is a forensic accounting analysis of the financial effects of twenty years of charter schools and vouchers on the publics investment in public education. Written from an insider’s perspective by an early advocate for charter schools, the work exposes the underbelly of the radical deregulation of our public schools.

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accountability American vouchers state legislators public education taxpayer reform charter schools

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Preface
- Contents
1–7 Introduction 1–7
8–17 1 Perspective 8–17
18–26 2 Carpetbagging 18–26
27–36 3 Rise of the Petty Academies 27–36
37–38 4 Schools for the Adults 37–38
39–44 5 The Road to Perdition 39–44
45–53 6 Economic Theories in Use 45–53
54–56 7 Mind-Sets about Public Schools 54–56
57–59 8 Schooling Alone 57–59
60–62 9 Private Ownership of Public Assets 60–62
63–73 10 Mission Failure: Academic Results 63–73
74–81 11 Real Choice: Debunking the Rhetoric 74–81
82–90 12 Teachers in the Charter and Private Systems 82–90
91–97 13 Teacher Compensation in Charters 91–97
98–101 14 Administrative Costs versus Classroom Spending 98–101
102–105 15 Academic Red Flags 102–105
106–113 16 Unsustainable Debt and Financing Irregularities 106–113
114–122 17 Failure Is Not an Option 114–122
123–131 18 Following the Money 123–131
132–139 19 Choosing Profits over Children 132–139
140–142 20 Selective Memory 140–142
143–148 21 Running Schools for the Adults 143–148
149–152 22 Choosing High Administrative Costs 149–152
153–156 23 Inside Job: Real Estate Acquisitions 153–156
157–163 24 Charter Law in Arizona 157–163
164–167 25 Stand and Deliver: Probe Vertically, See Horizontally 164–167
168–171 26 Ideals versus Ideology 168–171
172–180 27 Situational Ethics 172–180
181–184 28 Overspending of Revenues AKA Net Losses 181–184
185–191 29 Opportunism 185–191
192–197 30 A Unique Meta-Analysis of the Financial Data 192–197
198–205 31 Behavior Can Be Regulated 198–205
206–210 32 The Essential Questions 206–210
211–219 33 Money Talks 211–219
220–232 34 Conclusions and Recommendations for Action 220–232
233–234 Addendum A Access to Source Data 233–234
235–236 Limited Bibliography 235–236
237–250 Index 237–250
251–252 About the Author 251–252

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