{"product_id":"a-wolf-at-the-schoolhouse-door-the-dismantling-of-public-education-and-the-future-of-school-9781620977958","title":"A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA trenchant analysis of how public education is being destroyed in overt and deceptive ways-and how to fight back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A powerful analysis of the predatory, profit-seeking forces that threaten our nation's public schools. . . . If you care about the future of our society, read this book.\" --Diane Ravitch, author of \u003cem\u003eSlaying Goliath\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eReign of Error\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIn the \"vigorous, well-informed\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cem\u003eA Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door\u003c\/em\u003e, the co-hosts of the popular education podcast \u003cem\u003eHave You Heard\u003c\/em\u003e expose the potent network of conservative elected officials, advocacy groups, funders, and think tanks that are pushing a radical vision to do away with public education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cut[ing] through the rhetorical fog surrounding a host of free-market reforms and innovations\" (Mike Rose), Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire lay bare the dogma of privatization and reveal how it fits into the current context of right-wing political movements. \u003cem\u003eA Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door\u003c\/em\u003e \"goes above and beyond the typical explanations\" (SchoolPolicy.org), giving readers an up-close look at the policies--school vouchers, the war on teachers' unions, tax credit scholarships, virtual schools, and more--driving the movement's agenda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"well-researched, carefully argued, and alarming\" by \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, this smart, essential book has already incited a public reckoning on behalf of the millions of families served by the American educational system--and many more who stand to suffer from its unmaking. \"Just as with good sci-fi,\" according to \u003cem\u003eJacobin\u003c\/em\u003e, \"the authors make a compelling case that, based on our current trajectory, a nightmare future is closer than we think.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Schneider\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six books, including \u003cem\u003eA Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Education Wars\u003c\/em\u003e (both co-authored with Jennifer C. Berkshire and published by The New Press). An award-winning scholar, he is a host of the education podcast \u003cem\u003eHave You Heard\u003c\/em\u003e and lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer C. Berkshire \u003c\/b\u003eis a freelance journalist and a host of the education podcast \u003cem\u003eHave You Heard\u003c\/em\u003e. The co-author (with Jack Schneider) of \u003cem\u003eA Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Education Wars\u003c\/em\u003e (both published by The New Press), she lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50706060280082,"sku":"9781620977958","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f064b41-a1ef-49e8-9424-27fd12f3b185.jpg?v=1734489320","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-wolf-at-the-schoolhouse-door-the-dismantling-of-public-education-and-the-future-of-school-9781620977958","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}