{"product_id":"dark-money-and-the-politics-of-school-privatization-9783030732639","title":"Dark Money and the Politics of School Privatization","description":"This book goes deep behind the scenes of school privatization campaigns to expose the complex networks of funding that sustain these efforts - often hidden from the view of the public. Using the example of a 2016 Massachusetts charter school referendum, Cunningham shows how wealthy individuals support charter school expansion through so-called \"social welfare\" organizations, thereby obscuring the true sources of funding while influencing major public policy votes. With vast wealth and a political agenda, foundations have helped to reshape the reform landscape in urban education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaurice T. Cunningham \u003c\/b\u003ewas Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA from 1999 through 2021. He is a co-founder of the popular \u003ci\u003eMassPoliticsProfs.org\u003c\/i\u003e blog. He has received awards for his work on dark money from the Massachusetts Association of School Committees and the Massachusetts Teachers Association.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50381080953106,"sku":"9783030732639","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_92dd2144-f429-42e7-8f5c-b698eba7ccf5.jpg?v=1728693870","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dark-money-and-the-politics-of-school-privatization-9783030732639","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}